Kyle Busch

Driver Profile: Kyle Busch
Born: May 2, 1985
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada
Awards: 2004 Busch Series Rookie of the Year, 2005 NEXTEL Cup Rookie of the Year
Team: #18 - Joe Gibbs Racing
Best Cup Position: 5th - 2007 (Nextel Cup)
First Race: 2004 UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 (Las Vegas)
First Win: 2005 Sony HD 500 (California)
Last Win: 2009 Shelby 427 (Las Vegas)
Wins: 22
Top Tens: 75
Poles: 14

Busch's 2009 season in the newly-renamed Camping World Truck Series started off much like the 2008 season had. Finishing second in the NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona to Todd Bodine, as they had finished in 2008, Busch then dominated the San Bernardino County 200 a week later at Auto Club Speedway, winning the pole and leading 95 of 100 laps. Bodine finished second - again, the same as the two had finished in this race the year before. The following race, the American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta, Busch again won the pole, and overcame an ill-handling truck as well as transmission problems to take the lead in the closing laps. Busch was able to hold off Kevin Harvick to win the race for the second year in a row. It was Kyle's fourth win in five Truck Series starts at Atlanta.

On February 12 Kyle Busch won the second Gatorade Duel at Daytona. This was the first qualifying race win for Busch. Busch will start fourth in the 51st Daytona 500. Busch led 88 laps, leading the most for the second year in a row. However, he was taken out on lap 125 during the big one when Dale Earnhardt Jr., who wasn't on the lead lap, turned intoBrian Vickers and wrecked him, Busch, and several other drivers.

On the 21st February 2009, Busch made NASCAR history, becoming the first person in the history of the sport to win races in two of NASCAR's touring series in the same day by winning the San Bernardino County 200 in the afternoon and the Stater Brothers 300 in the evening. It has also been notified that at the April Atlanta Motor Speedway race, Busch will be running with Nascar Kart Racing on the back to promote the new game for the Wii. March 1st meant victory for Busch; he won the 2009 Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in his hometown. After the race, he and his brother exchanged a long, passionate hug, perhaps signaling the end of their feud. Darrell Waltrip was quoted as saying it was the "sweetest thing he had ever seen".