Kyle Busch Fans #18
Birthday: May 2, 1985
Hometown: Las Vegas
YEAR-BY-YEAR NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES RECAP
2007 -- Finished fifth in the series standings. ... Made the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the second time. ... Finished with one win, 11 top-fives and 20 top-10s. ... Won the first Car of Tomorrow race at Bristol Motor Speedway. ... Announced a 2008 move to Joe Gibbs Racing, leaving Hendrick Motorsports.
2006 -- Finished 10th in series points. ... Finished with one win, 10 top-fives, 18 top-10s and one pole. ... Earned first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup berth. ... Victory came July 16 at New Hampshire. ... Pole came in April at Phoenix International Raceway. ... Spent only four weeks out of the NASCAR Sprint Cup top 10, the first two following the season-opening Daytona 500 and the first California event in February, and the next two following back-to-back June events at Michigan International Speedway and Infineon Raceway.
2005 -- Finished 20th in series points. ... Won two races as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series rookie, one of only six drivers with multiple rookie victories. ... First victory came Sept. 4 at California Speedway. Second followed Nov. 13 at Phoenix International Raceway. ... First pole came Feb. 27 at California. ... Finished with nine top-fives and 13 top-10s.
2004 -- Finished 52nd in series points. ... Ran six races, debuting in hometown of Las Vegas; started 18th and finished 41st. ... Best finish a 24th at California Labor Day weekend race. ... Named 2005 full-time driver for Hendrick Motorsports' No. 5 car.