Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch was the rare driver who turned being disliked into a competitive weapon, and I mean that as praise. The Las Vegas native won at every level NASCAR offered, collected Rookie of the Year honors and two ESPY awards, and made the No. 18 Toyota one of the most recognizable cars in the sport. He drove with an edge that infuriated rivals and electrified fans, which is exactly what motorsport needs more of, in my view. His death in May 2026 closed the book far too early. I will remember him as a pure racer who never apologized for wanting to win.

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Name (English)

Kyle Busch

Name (Japanese)

カイル・ブッシュ

Reading

かいる・ぶっしゅ

Born

May 2, 1985 – May 21, 2026

Origin

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Height

185 cm

Occupation

NASCAR team owner / racing automobile driver

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

High school

Durango High School

Awards & achievements

• 2004 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
• 2016 Best Driver ESPY Award
• 2019 Best Driver ESPY Award
• 2005 NASCAR Rookie of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.kylebusch.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/rowdybusch/
• Xhttps://x.com/KyleBusch
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle%20Busch
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q209479

Tags

• Nevada
• NASCAR team owner
• racing automobile driver

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.