Kyle Thomas Busch, born May 2, 1985, in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a professional stock car racing driver renowned for his aggressive style and versatility across NASCAR's top series.[1][3] Nicknamed "Rowdy," he began racing go-karts at age six, won over 65 Legends car races from 1999-2001, and secured 10 Late Model victories in 2001 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's Bullring.[1][3] Busch debuted in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2004 with Hendrick Motorsports at his hometown Las Vegas track, earning multiple wins as a rookie in 2005 and becoming NASCAR's youngest pole winner that year at age 19.[1][3] He drove full-time for Hendrick from 2005-2007, then joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008 in the No. 18 Toyota, where he claimed the 2009 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship and Cup Series titles in 2015 and 2019—the first with a Toyota.[1][2][3] A two-time Cup champion, he holds 63 Cup wins entering 2024, plus victories in prestigious races like the Brickyard 400 (2015, 2016), Southern 500 (2008), and Coca-Cola 600 (2018).[1][3] He is one of six drivers with championships in both Cup and Xfinity, and the 14th to win in all three national series (Cup, Xfinity, Truck).[3][4] In 2023, Busch moved to Richard Childress Racing, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet full-time, with his last Cup win that year at Gateway.[2][4] He owns Kyle Busch Motorsports, a Truck Series powerhouse with seven titles before selling it late 2023.[1][2] Busch swept all three series in one weekend twice (2010, 2017 at Bristol) and won two top-tier races the same day in 2009.[3][4] Residing near Lake Norman, North Carolina, with wife Samantha, son Brexton, daughter Lennix, and dog Piper, Busch remains a polarizing elite competitor as of 2024, finishing 20th in Cup standings that year.[1][2][4] (298 words)