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Kurt Busch
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Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. He pilots the #2 Miller Lite Dodge in Nextel Cup Series and part time in Busch Series driving the #12 Penske Truck Rental Dodge. In 2004, he won the NASCAR Nextel Cup series championship , his first NASCAR championship at any level. Busch drove the #97 Sharpie/Irwin Industrial Tools Ford for Roush Racing in 2005. He replaced the retiring Rusty Wallace in the No. 2 Roger Penske owned, Miller Lite sponsored Dodge Charger starting in 2006. With a recent win in the Busch Series he became one of only 16 drivers with a win in all three of NASCAR's top divisions (Nextel Cup, Busch, and Craftsman Truck Series).
Kurt is a second-generation NASCAR driver and winner of the inaugural “Chase for the NEXTEL ... more Kurt Busch biography
Awards:
-2004 NEXTEL Cup Champion
-2003 IROC champion
First Race:
-2000 MBNA.com 400 (Dover) - (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup)
First Win:
-2002 Food City 500 (Bristol) - (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup)
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NASCAR drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr, Scott Riggs, |