Kurt Busch

Who is Kurt Busch?

Kurt Thomas Busch is an American stock car racing driver. He competed last in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing.

Busch has also driven for Chip Ganassi Racing, Furniture Row Racing, Phoenix Racing, Penske Racing, and Roush Fenway Racing in his Sprint Cup career, which began in 2001.

Busch, winner of 24 Cup races and the 2004 championship, also races on an "opportunity permitting" basis in the Pro Stock division of NHRA.

He is a second-generation racing driver; his father, Tom, won several NASCAR sanctioned events. He is the older brother of Kyle Busch, who is also a NASCAR driver.

Busch won the Cup Series Championship in 2004, the first ever season using the "Chase for the Cup" points format, finishing just eight points ahead of Jimmie Johnson. With a 2006 win in the Nationwide Series, Busch became one of only 23 drivers with a win in all three of NASCAR's top divisions: the Cup Series, the Xfinity Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series.