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🇺🇸 Kurt Busch
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver facts
Full name
Kurt Busch
Born
4 August 1978(b. 1978)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Retired
Career wins
10
Career podiums
28
Career starts
211
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
6,103
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,103Rank 156 of 40,308 indexed, -238 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Kurt Busch is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Busch has recorded 10 wins and 28 podiums from 211 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 6,103 ranks Busch 156th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2022 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2022-07-17 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | P10 | +52 |
| 2022-07-10 | Atlanta | P22 | −53 |
| 2022-07-03 | Road America | P23 | −61 |
| 2022-06-26 | Nashville | P2 | +123 |
| 2022-06-12 | Sonoma Raceway | P18 | −11 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +201 | Texas 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +187 | Charlotte 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +165 | Phoenix Raceway 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P4 |
| +155 | Watkins Glen International 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P1 |
| +152 | Dover 2006 | NASCAR Xfinity | P3 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
California4 starts+28
Martinsville9 starts+27
Sonoma Raceway4 starts+19
Texas10 starts+16
Struggles
Daytona 5004 starts-44
Charlotte9 starts-31
Pocono Raceway4 starts-18
Las Vegas10 starts-18
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | −208 | 6,341 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P13 | +53 | 6,549 | |
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | −59 | 6,351 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | −227 | 6,727 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +953 | 7,075 | |
| 2014 | ▸IndyCar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | +109 | 5,829 | |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +13 | 5,720 |
| 2012 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +323 | 5,708 |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −2 | ||
| 2011 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Penske Racing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P22 | +117 | 5,386 |
| 2007 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Penske Racing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P24 | +185 | 5,270 |
| 2006 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Penske Racing | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P12 | +3,734 | 5,084 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Busch finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 192 | 76 | 116 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 7,341 | 191 | 87 | 104 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | 6,258 | 190 | 73 | 117 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | 6,065 | 189 | 83 | 106 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,857 | 189 | 112 | 77 | 59% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Logano | 6,704 | 186 | 75 | 111 | 40% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 6,644 | 185 | 85 | 100 | 46% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5,361 | 184 | 128 | 56 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Aric Almirola | 6,135 | 178 | 97 | 81 | 54% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex Bowman | 6,042 | 178 | 101 | 77 | 57% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,867 | 93 | 56 | 37 | 60% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 🇵🇱 Robert Kubica | WEC | 6,129 |
| 147 | 🇮🇹 Luigi Musso | Formula 1 | 6,124 |
| 148 | 🇬🇧 Peter Collins | Formula 1 | 6,124 |
| 149 | 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | Formula 1 | 6,121 |
| 150 | 🇧🇷 Carlos Pace | Formula 1 | 6,120 |
| 151 | 🇮🇹 Felice Bonetto | Formula 1 | 6,117 |
| 152 | 🇮🇹 Antonio Giovinazzi | WEC | 6,116 |
| 153 | 🇩🇪 Phil Hill | Formula 1 | 6,113 |
| 154 | 🇯🇵 Ren Sato | Super GT | 6,110 |
| 155 | 🇪🇸 Pepe Martí | Formula E | 6,108 |
| 156 | 🇺🇸 Kurt Busch | NASCAR Cup Series | 6,103 |
| 157 | 🇧🇷 Gil de Ferran | IndyCar | 6,099 |
| 158 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite | FIA GT Championship | 6,099 |
| 159 | 🇩🇪 Jochen Mass | Formula 1 | 6,098 |
| 160 | 🇺🇸 Harry Schell | Formula 1 | 6,087 |
| 161 | 🇨🇭 Marc Surer | Formula 1 | 6,086 |
| 162 | 🇬🇧 David Coulthard | Formula 1 | 6,078 |
| 163 | 🇧🇷 Bruno Senna | WEC | 6,075 |
| 164 | 🇩🇪 Karl Kling | Formula 1 | 6,075 |
| 165 | 🇮🇹 Alex Caffi | FIA GT Championship | 6,074 |
| 166 | 🇧🇬 Nikola Tsolov | Formula 2 | 6,074 |
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