Busch series drivers 2012

For the first time in the history of the nascar sprint cup series, both the champion and second in points failed to win a pole during. As a result, logano, who drove jgr entries to nine nationwide series wins in 2012 will not race for jgr in that series, either. Kurt thomas busch born august 4, 1978 is an american stock car racing driver. Nascar nationwide series formerly busch grand national series driver championship. The 2012 nascar nationwide series season was the thirtyfirst season of semiprofessional stock car racing in the united states. Number of season top 10 finishes, 20102019 autoweek driver of the decade points are awarded on a 14987654321 basis, with 14. It is promoted as nascars minor league circuit, and is considered a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations top level circuit, the nascar cup series. He is a thirdgeneration race car driver, his father tom won several nascar sanctioned events, and he is the older brother of kyle busch, also a nascar driver and champion. Click on the site to see kurt buschs career results at that. Sadler, busch join jgr nationwide series driver roster. Kyle busch drives in all three nascar national series and races full time in the nascar cup series. This year, it was a bit different because drivers could only earn points in one series.

Kenny won rookie of the year in the busch series in 1989 and the most popular driver award in the busch series in 1991, 94 and 2006. The 12 most legendary racing families in nascar history. Kurt busch, the 2004 nascar cup series champion who made his fox nascar analyst debut last season, pairs with younger brother and reigning champion, kyle busch, to call the april 4 action at bristol motor speedway. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2012 racing. He moved up to the cup series in 2006 following two years in the busch series. Nascar nationwide series standings for 2012 click on the driver to see 2012 racelevel statistics for that driver. No poles for first two drivers in 2012 points, 1st time ever. Kyle thomas busch born may 2, 1985, nicknamed rowdy and wild thing for his driving style and the candy man due to his longtime sponsorship with mars, incorporated, is an american professional stock car racing driver and team owner. While kevin harvick and kyle busch have been the top drivers in nascar cup series races at phoenix raceway in recent years, dont be surprised if one of these other drivers beats them to the. Mike wallace would win several races in the busch nationwide. Kyle busch has moved ahead of richard petty on the alltime national series wins list, and kevin harvick took over third by himself. To kick off the new nascar xfinity series season, 2012 cup series champion brad keselowski calls the season opener with alexander. The maine driver won of his 23 career busch north races in a four year stretch from 20022005, winning the series championship all four years.

On january 9, phoenix racing announced that its driver in the nationwide series, as in the sprint cup series, would be kurt busch, who completed in. Besides kevin harvick, kyle busch, who contends at. Busch ranks first alltime among truck series drivers in wins 56, driver rating 122. She is the first female driver to lead a busch series event. This march 8, 2020 photo shows brad keselowski during driver introductions prior to the nascar cup series auto race at phoenix raceway in avondale, ariz. The majority of stockmans experience atop the pit box has come in the xfinity series, where his drivers have recorded seven wins, 19 poles, 80 topfive and 148 top10 finishes across 209 starts from 2012 to 2018. Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. Because it has been known by many different names in its history, it is often called the cup series. Nascars biggest babies bleacher report latest news. List of the drivers with nascar cup series wins, most 2nd place finishes.

Drivers race in 36 races a year, and the driver with the most points at the end of the year is awarded the sprint cup. At daytona, stockman has one xfinity series win with dillon, in 2015. Keselowski will start on the pole when the nascar season resumes sunday, may 17, 2020 in darlington, s. While many nascar drivers rake in multimillion dollar salaries, kyle buschs earnings are among the top in the industry. In the early 2000s, the busch north series now arca menards series east was dominated by one driver.

Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers. The younger busch brother has won the thenindependence day weekend race in 2008, an xfinity series race in 2007, the 2012 busch clash then known as. Kurt busch and denny hamlin went doortodoor on the final lap with busch taking the victory by 0. Hes the only driver in nascars history with more than 200 wins busch debuted in the nascar busch series now xfinity series in 2003, and became the champion in 2009. With two wins and an impressive third in points in his first year, hamlin soon established himself as a contender. The 2012 nascar cup series was the 64th season of nascar professional stock car racing in the united states and the 41st modernera cup season. Kenseth joins returning sprint cup drivers busch and denny hamlin in. See where todays stars rank compared to nascar hall of famers.

Here, busch series drivers from left, johnny sauter 2, on top of randy lajoie, greg biffle 60, scott riggs 10 and joe nemechek 87 crash on the track. Top 10 nascar cup series drivers of the 2010s includes a. Busch is the 2015 and 2019 cup champion and has made the championship 4 in each of the past five. Nascar sprint cup drivers movers for 2012 fox sports. In 2012, the third turn finished the modern era of the series 1982 to today, with late model sportsman era races being. Hes one of the few drivers that could drive out of that right there. Nascar chairman brian france has maintained the series would let. Kurt busch is competing in his 20th full season in the nascar cup series and second with chip ganassi racing, driving the no. The race, which featured lead changes, marked the coming out party for 18yearold ryan blaney, who finished seventh in his first series start.

The victory was the first in the series for kyle busch motorsports. Kyle busch daytona 2012 the worst nascar crashes in. Nxs events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a cup series event scheduled for that weekend. Nascar busch series 1990 standings championship points standings for the nascar busch series 1990. Individual driver statistics for the 1990 nascar busch series. Nascar simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Click on the site to see kyle busch s career results at that track glossary. The season included thirtythree races, down from thirtyfour, and began with the drive4copd 300 at daytona international speedway and ended with the ford ecoboost 300 at homesteadmiami speedway. Kurt busch race results in the 2012 nascar sprint cup series. Nascar busch series 1990 standings driver database. Nascar kyle busch save at the 2012 busch clash facebook.

The nascar xfinity series nxs is a stock car racing series organized by nascar. Busch is the 2004 cup champion and has won 31 times in. A veteran about to reach 500 races, denny hamlin is one of the most successful drivers in the series. The season started on february 18, 2012 at daytona international speedway, with the budweiser shootout, followed by the daytona 500 on february 27, and concluded with the advocare 500 on november 30 at. Drivers in nascars top series who have won four or more consecutive races in a season since the modern era began in 1972. He currently competes fulltime in the monster energy nascar cup series, driving the no. Nascar suspends driver kurt busch over domestic violence. Fox sports adds tony stewart, kurt and kyle busch to.

The nascar cup series is the highest level of racing in nascar. Busch becomes the first driver suspended by nascar for domestic violence. The busch clash is an annual nascar cup series preseason race taking place at daytona international speedway to kick off speedweeks. Top 10 highestpaid active nascar cup series drivers. Patricia sawyer moise drove in five winston cup races from 198789 and 3 busch series races from 19861998. Kyle busch race results in the 2012 nascar sprint cup series. Interestingly, only three drivers in monster energy series history have.

What does joe gibbs racing news mean for kyle busch. The 2014 series champion is a twotime winner this season and has 37 previous bms starts, tied with kurt busch for the most among active drivers. The 2012 cup champion earned the top starting spot through a random draw. Find comprehensive information about every nascar player, including bios, stats, season splits, game logs, videos and more at fox sports. When kyle busch fractured his right leg and left foot in a crash in the 2015 xfinity series season opener, joe gibbs racing turned to matt crafton to drive the no. Kyle busch is an american racing driver and a team owner who recorded more than race starts and more than 200 victories in three nascar national series since 2001 when he debuted in the nascar truck series. Danica patrick raced fulltime in 2012 driving the no. Jerry punch in the 2011 season finale, busch was released from penske racing a few weeks later. Kyle busch became just the 16th driver to win multiple nascar cup series. Buschs 96 xfinity series wins and 56 truck series wins are alltime highs for both.

As of 2020 he competes fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Traditionally, winning the nationwidebusch series was a steppingstone into cup racing. Keselowski draws pole for nascars return to darlington. Fox sports bolsters stellar nascar xfinity series driver. Driver kyle busch 2012 nascar sprint cup results racing. On friday night, april 27th 2012, a very nervous kyle busch watched as his. Matt kenseth among notable cup series substitute drivers. Ownerdriver kyle busch will be behind the wheel of the no. Through points awarded based on the race finish, leading a lap and leading the most laps, drivers are awarded points in each race. Driver kurt busch 2012 nascar sprint cup results racing. Kurt busch has been one of the biggest babies in nascar for quite some time now, and the trend continued into 2012. Twotime and defending nascar cup series champion its a title kyle busch wears proudly as driver of the no.