Kyle Busch Wins Record-Breaking 50th

Kyle Busch Wins Record-Breaking 50th NASCAR Nationwide Series Race

2009 Series Champion Now In Sole Possession of All-Time Series Wins Lead

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 26, 2011) – After winning the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway Friday night, Kyle Busch became the all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series wins leader, breaking a tie with Mark Martin.

The victory was Busch’s fourth at Bristol and 50th overall since his series debut in 2003.

On May 14, 2004 at Richmond International Raceway, Busch drove the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to his first NASCAR Nationwide Series victory. It was the 18th career series start for Busch, then 19, who led 236 of the 250 laps in that event.

 

Busch won five races along with Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors in 2004, his first full season of NASCAR Nationwide Series competition. In 2008, he collected 10 wins, tying two-time series champion Sam Ard for the most series victories in a single season. In 2010, he set the NASCAR Nationwide Series single-season mark with 13 victories. 

 

Win number 50 came in his 219th start, at the age of 26. Busch has won at least one race at 21 different tracks, with the most coming at Charlotte Motor Speedway (six).

 

Below is the all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series wins rundown, a list Martin had topped since 1997.

 

All-Time NNS Wins

Driver                      Wins    

Kyle Busch                 50

Mark Martin                 49

Kevin Harvick              37

Carl Edwards              34

Jack Ingram                31

Jeff Burton                  27

Matt Kenseth              26

Tommy Houston          24

Dale Earnhardt Jr.       23

Sam Ard                     22

Tommy Ellis                22