MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Two-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion and the winningest driver in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence historical past is ready to return to Spire Motorsports for a five-race marketing campaign this yr, starting with this weekend’s FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch, 39, earned a pair of Craftsman Truck Sequence wins for Spire Motorsports in 2024 and is the defending winner of the FR8 208. Along with his victory final February on the high-speed 1.54-mile suburban Atlanta quad-oval, Busch additionally collected the checkered flag final April within the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.
“With my long-standing relationship with Jeff (Dickerson) and having numerous my former workers nonetheless engaged on the Craftsman Truck Sequence groups at Spire Motorsports, it’s cool to have the ability to hop again of their Chevy Silverados 5 occasions and work in direction of filling these trophy circumstances,” mentioned Busch. “I nonetheless actually take pleasure in being part of the method of evaluating their gear and being a mentor to the younger drivers in Spire’s lineup.
“It’s enjoyable attempting to assist pace up their studying curve by passing on a number of pointers right here and there.”
As soon as once more, Busch will work with crew chief Brian Pattie and Spire Motorsports No. 7 crew for a pair of races together with Atlanta and later this season at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Could 23). He may even see time behind the wheel of the crew’s No. 07 Chevy at North Wilkesboro Speedway (Could 17), Nashville Superspeedway (Could 30) and eventually Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Int’l (Aug. 8). Crew chief Allen Hart calls the No. 07 crew’s efforts.
“My schedule will encompass some tracks the place I’ve had numerous success within the Truck Sequence, like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville but additionally two tracks that I’ve by no means raced at in a truck – North Wilkesboro and Watkins Glen,” added Busch. “So, I’m wanting ahead to hopefully including a pair extra tracks to the record of locations the place I’ve gained throughout my Truck Sequence profession.”
Busch is without doubt one of the most achieved drivers in NASCAR’s fashionable historical past. The Las Vegas native superior to the Championship 4 for the Cup Sequence in 5 consecutive seasons from 2015-2019 and has gained a few of NASCAR’s most prestigious races, together with the Brickyard 400 (2015 and 2016), Southern 500 (2008) and Coca-Cola 600 (2018). Busch enters the 2025 season with 63 wins in NASCAR’s premier division and is one in every of solely two lively multi-time champions.
Along with his two Cup Sequence titles, he gained the 2009 NASCAR Xfinity Sequence championship and is the all-time wins chief in that sequence (102) in addition to the Craftsman Truck Sequence (66). Busch additionally ranks first all-time amongst Truck Sequence drivers with a median end of 6.5 and second all-time with 8,050 laps led.
Busch has made 58 begins at Atlanta Motor Speedway throughout all three of NASCAR’s nationwide touring sequence. In 28 races in Cup Sequence competitors, the daddy of two has logged two wins,10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. His resume contains three Xfinity Sequence wins in 14 begins, 10 high fives and 11 high 10s. In 14 Craftsman Truck Sequence races on the iconic Hampton, Ga., venue, Busch has compiled two poles, seven wins, 10 top-five and 11 top-10 showings.
“I’m grateful to have Kyle again with our NASCAR Craftsman Truck Sequence crew this yr,” mentioned Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. “Having among the best drivers in NASCAR historical past in our gear and in our store makes everybody higher. He gained a pair final yr with us and everyone knows when he straps in that we’ve got one aim and that’s so as to add to the trophy case within the store that, satirically, he constructed.
“I feel folks typically overlook how good Kyle is working with younger drivers and his capability to show them. The usual he units is one which each Rajah (Caruth) and Andres (Perez de Lara) can profit from.”
