No NASCAR operator won much races than Las Vegas autochthonal Kyle Busch.
The two-time Cup Series champion won 234 races crossed NASCAR’s 3 nationalist touring series.
Busch has won 102 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Busch/Nationwide/Xfinity Series) races and 69 successful the Craftsman Truck Series. Both marks are the astir by a operator successful each series.
In the Cup Series, Busch’s 63 wins are the ninth astir successful the series, which began successful 1949. All 8 drivers up of Busch are successful the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
There were galore memorable moments for Busch connected (and off) the track.
The Review-Journal combed done each of Busch’s Cup Series wins and picked the 10 astir memorable ones, with a fewer honorable mentions.
Here the 10 astir memorable Cup Series wins successful Busch’s career:
Kyle Busch celebrates aft winning the NASCAR Shelby 427 contention astatine the Las Vegas Motor Speedway successful Las Vegas connected March 1, 2009. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file)
10. 2009 Las Vegas: Winning astatine location track
Busch made his Cup Series debut astatine his location way successful 2004 during a part-time Cup Series docket and finished 2nd astatine the 1 ½-mile oval successful 2005.
After getting galore wins connected the 3/8-mile Bullring connected the Las Vegas Motor Speedway property, helium yet won astatine the large way successful 2009.
At the Shelby 427 connected March 1, 2009, Busch had won the rod successful qualifying but had to commencement the contention past due to the fact that of an motor change.
He charged to the beforehand to get the pb precocious successful the contention and held during a last restart to clasp disconnected the tract to get his lone Cup Series triumph astatine Las Vegas.
Busch gave his signature showman bow to the assemblage aft capturing the checkered flag, and helium kissed the crushed astatine the start-finish line.
Kyle Busch, left, celebrates with a squad subordinate aft winning the Kobalt Tools 500 contention March 9, 2008 astatine Atlanta Motor Speedway successful Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
9. 2008 Atlanta (spring): 1st triumph with JGR, Toyota’s 1st win
The 2008 play marked a twelvemonth of change.
Busch made the determination successful the offseason from Hendrick Motorsports to Joe Gibbs Racing. The legendary squad owned by three-time Super Bowl-winning manager Joe Gibbs changed manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota.
It didn’t instrumentality agelong for the caller partnerships to develop. Busch won the Kobalt Tools 500 astatine Atlanta Motor Speedway connected March 9, 2008.
It marked Busch’s archetypal triumph with JGR and Toyota’s archetypal Cup Series triumph aft the shaper entered the athletics anterior to the 2007 season.
The triumph went connected to beryllium the commencement of 1 of the astir palmy runs for a operator and squad combination.
Busch went connected to triumph 56 races with JGR and the people stood for the astir Toyota Cup Series wins by a driver, until Denny Hamlin (61 Toyota Cup Series wins) passed Busch during the 2025 season.
Kyle Busch celebrates successful the model of his car aft winning the Coca-Cola 600 astatine Charlotte Motor Speedway successful Concord, N.C., connected May 27, 2018. The triumph gave Busch the uncommon feat of a triumph astatine each way connected the circuit successful his career. (AP Photo/NKP, John K. Harrelson)
8. 2018 Charlotte (spring): Winning astatine each track
By 2018, Busch had established himself arsenic 1 of NASCAR’s top winners.
But determination was inactive 1 way that Busch had not gone to triumph lane successful for a points-paying Cup Series race: Charlotte Motor Speedway.
That changed during the 2018 Coca-Cola 600 connected May 17, 2018. Busch dominated the race, starring 377 of the 400 laps, to triumph 1 of NASCAR’s crown jewel races successful sport’s longest contention (by full contention distance).
At the time, Busch became the archetypal Cup Series to triumph astatine each way helium competed connected and is the lone operator successful bid past to accidental they person ever accomplished that feat.
Kyle Busch celebrates successful triumph lane aft winning the NASCAR Cup Series contention astatine Texas Motor Speedway successful Fort Worth, Texas connected Oct. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)
7. 2020 Texas (fall): Ending the drought
Busch’s quest to support his 2019 Cup Series did not spell arsenic planned.
After winning the 2019 finale astatine Homestead connected Nov. 17 2019, Busch went done the archetypal 33 races of 2020 without a win.
That changed during the weather-impacted Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 astatine Texas Motor Speedway.
The contention started connected Oct. 25, but was stopped connected Lap 52 and postponed aggregate days due to the fact that of inclement conditions. The was resumed connected Oct. 28, wherever Busch led a race-high 90 laps and claimed the checkered flag.
The triumph kept Busch’s streak of signaling a triumph successful each of his full-time Cup Series seasons alive. He is inactive the grounds holder for astir consecutive Cup Series seasons with astatine slightest 1 triumph (19 seasons, 2005 to 2023).
Kyle Busch takes a bow with the checkered emblem aft winning a NASCAR Cup Series contention astatine Auto Club Speedway successful Fontana, Calif., connected Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
6. 2023 Fontana: 1st triumph with RCR
After 15 years astatine Joe Gibbs Racing, 2023 marked the commencement of a caller epoch for Busch arsenic helium made an offseason alteration to articulation Richard Childress Racing.
Things got disconnected to a large commencement for the caller narration astatine the 2023 Pala Casino 400 astatine Auto Club Speedway successful Fontana, California connected Feb. 26, 2023.
Busch started 21st and worked his mode up to 2nd by the extremity of Stage 2. He pulled mode distant for a ample pb precocious successful the race, starring the last 20 laps to assertion the victory.
The triumph solidified Busch arsenic the ninth-winningest operator successful Cup Series past with his 61st victory, breaking a necktie with Kevin Harvick (60 vocation wins)
Busch was met with a decent magnitude of cheers from the California assemblage arsenic helium won with his caller team. The triumph was the last NASCAR contention astatine Auto Club Speedway.
Kyle Busch celebrates aft winning the Irwin Tools Night Race connected Aug. 21, 2010 successful Bristol, Tenn. Busch won each 3 races held astatine Bristol this week. (AP Photo/Ernie Masche, Pool)
5. 2010 and 2017 Bristol (fall): Tripleheader sweeps
Since the instauration of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series successful 1995, lone doubly has a operator won each 3 nationalist touring bid races astatine the aforesaid way connected the aforesaid weekend.
Busch is that driver. He won each 3 races astatine Bristol Motor Speedway twice, erstwhile successful 2010 and again successful 2017.
Busch led 282 of the 500 laps for the triumph connected Aug. 21, 2010. On Aug. 19, 2017, overcame an 18th spot starting spot to get the win.
It was fitting the feat came astatine Bristol. Busch won 8 Cup Series races astatine the ½-mile track, and has different triumph astatine the way successful 2022 erstwhile Bristol was turned into a ungraded track. He has 23 wins crossed the apical 3 bid astatine Bristol.
Kyle Busch celebrates arsenic helium gets retired of his car aft winning the Sony HD 500 successful Fontana, Calif. connected Sept. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
4. 2005 Fontana (fall): 1st Cup Series win
Hendrick Motorsports tabbed a 19-year-old Busch to regenerate Hall of Famer Terry Labonte successful the historical No. 5 Chevrolet for 2005 aft finishing successful 2nd spot successful the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (then Busch Series) standings the anterior year.
There were expected ups and downs successful Busch’s archetypal full-time Cup Series season.
But the precocious people of the twelvemonth came connected Sept. 4 astatine Auto Club Speedway, wherever Busch qualified 25th and went connected to pb a race-high 95 laps to unafraid his archetypal Cup Series triumph successful the Sony HD 500.
At the time, Busch became the youngest victor successful Cup Series past astatine 20 years, 4 months and 2 days old. Joey Logano (19 years, 1 month, 4 days) broke Busch’s people successful 2009. Busch would triumph again aboriginal that play astatine Phoenix connected Nov. 13.
Kyle Busch, center, holds up the trophy successful triumph lane aft winning a NASCAR Cup Series play title astatine Homestead-Miami Speedway successful Homestead, Fla. connected Nov. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
3. 2019 Homestead: Another title, champion of the decade
Busch capped disconnected the 2010s by becoming the winningest Cup Series operator successful the decade, portion winning his 2nd Cup Series title.
Busch started 4th and led a race-high 120 laps successful beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. successful the contention and title connected Nov. 17, 2019 astatine Homestead-Miami Speedway (Florida).
The triumph snapped a 21-race winless streak for Busch, whose past triumph earlier Homestead was astatine Pocono connected June 2.
Busch ended the decennary with 40 Cup Series wins for the astir during the play (Harvick’s 38 wins are second).
Kyle Busch is greeted by his woman Samantha aft winning the Sprint Cup Series contention connected June 28, 2015, successful Sonoma, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
2. 2015 Sonoma: 1st triumph aft limb injury
Busch’s 2015 play appeared to beryllium successful limbo aft helium suffered a treble compound fracture to his close limb and a breached near ft during a clang successful the 2015 Xfinity Series play opener astatine Daytona.
After surgery, Busch missed 11 weeks and returned to the Cup Series astatine the Coca-Cola 600 connected May 24.
Four weeks later, Busch went to triumph precocious astatine the 1.99-mile, 12-turn roadworthy people astatine Sonoma, California connected June 24, 2015. He led 17 laps and outdueled older member Kurt for the victory.
Busch went connected to triumph 3 of the adjacent 4 races to commencement his unthinkable return.
Kyle Busch does a burnout aft winning the Sprint Cup Series contention and the play title, astatine Homestead-Miami Speedway successful Homestead, Fla., connected Nov. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Darryl Graham)
1. 2015 Homestead: 1st Cup Series championship
Busch’s singular instrumentality from his wounded had a expansive finale astatine 2015’s last race, wherever Busch was 1 of the 4 drivers eligible to contention for the championship. The highest finisher among the 4 racers would triumph the title.
At Homestead connected Nov. 22, 2025, Busch started 3rd and battled precocious for the pb precocious with Kyle Larson and Brad Keselowski, who were not eligible to triumph the championship.
A precocious caution with 7 laps to spell brought the leaders to pit roadworthy and connected the restart, Busch took the pb from Keselowski and held disconnected Kevin Harvick, winning the contention and the championship. Busch entered the contention with conscionable 1 top-five decorativeness astatine the track.
Honorable mention
Kyle Busch celebrates with the checkered emblem aft winning the Dodge Challenger 500 Sprint Cup bid contention astatine the Darlington International Raceway, successful Darlington, S.C connected May 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Brett Flashnick)
2008 Darlington: 1st crown jewel win
A driver’s bequest tin beryllium determined by however galore races they triumph astatine events that are considered “crown jewel” events.
Busch captured his archetypal crown jewel triumph astatine the 2008 Southern 500 astatine Darlington Raceway successful South Carolina connected May 10, 2018. Busch led a race-high 169 to triumph astatine the second-oldest progressive way connected the Cup Series schedule.
Busch went connected to triumph 8 times successful 2008, his archetypal play with Joe Gibbs Racing.
2015 Indianapolis: Winning astatine the Brickyard
Busch had publically said determination were 2 antithetic opportunities for him to bash “The Double,” to tally the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar contention and Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR contention connected the aforesaid day.
Neither accidental came for fruition for Busch, but helium near his people astatine the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway by winning the 2015 Brickyard 400 connected July 26, 2015, for his archetypal Cup Series triumph astatine the track. He won the contention again successful 2016.
2018 Chicagoland: The Kyle and Kyle Show
One of the astir memorable finishes successful caller NASCAR past came astatine Chicagoland Speedway astatine the Overton’s 400 connected July 1, 2018, betwixt Busch and Larson, who astatine the clip was a rising phenom.
Busch won the contention disconnected pit roadworthy and restarted with the pb with 55 laps to go.
Larson – who was fixed the nickname “Tiny Kyle” by Busch – passed Busch successful Turns 1 and 2 connected the past thigh for the lead.
Busch returned the favour successful Turns 3 and 4, putting the bumper to Larson arsenic Busch slid and deed the partition to instrumentality the pb and victory.
Busch was met with a chorus of boos from the crowd. He turned to the TV camera and sarcastically mimicked making a crying face.
“If you don’t similar that, don’t adjacent watch,” Busch told the crowd.
2019 Fontana: 200th nationalist bid win
Busch has plentifulness of memories astatine the now-shutdown Auto Club Speedway.
At the 2019 Auto Club 400 connected March 17, Busch won the Cup Series contention which gave him his 200th nationalist bid triumph crossed NASCAR’s 3 touring series.
That tied him with seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty for the astir nationalist bid wins.
All 200 of Petty’s wins were successful the Cup Series. Busch passed Petty connected March 23, 2019, by winning a Truck Series contention astatine Martinsville (Virginia).
2019 Bristol (spring): Busch brothers decorativeness 1-2
There person been 4 1-2 finishes during Kurt and Kyle’s Cup Series career.
The archetypal clip came astatine Sonoma successful 2015 with Kyle winning. The 2nd clip it happened was astatine the 2019 Food City 500 astatine Bristol Motor Speedway connected April 7.
Kyle held disconnected a precocious complaint from Kurt to unafraid his eighth Cup Series triumph astatine Bristol. It was a fitting effect since the Busch brothers person combined 14 Cup Series wins (Kyle with 8 and Kurt with six) connected the ½-mile abbreviated way successful Tennessee.
Kurt won the 2 different times astatine Kentucky (2019) and Atlanta (2021). Kyle won again astatine Bristol connected 2022 erstwhile the way was turned into a ungraded successful what was his last triumph with Joe Gibbs Racing
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