Two-time NASCAR Cup Sequence champion Kyle Busch has picked up an possibility in his contract that may maintain him at Richard Childress Racing for the 2026 season.
Busch is a winner of 63 Cup races — greater than every other present full-time driver. He additionally has extra NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Sequence wins than any driver in historical past The extremely profitable driver started his Cup profession with Hendrick Motorsports, incomes Rookie of the Yr in 2005.
He joined Joe Gibbs Racing in 2008, racing there via the 2022 season. In a shock to everybody within the storage, the 2 events cut up after 15 seasons along with Busch transferring over to RCR for 2023. He received three races in his first season with the workforce, however 2024 was a wrestle. His streak of 19 consecutive seasons with a win got here to an finish and he enters this weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 with a winless streak approaching 70 races. He at the moment sits seventeenth within the common season standings.
Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Photograph by: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Photos
Even nonetheless, he referred to as his time at RCR “enjoyable however difficult” as he determined to choose up an possibility on his present contract for subsequent season. He’ll proceed as a teammate to Austin Dillon, who drives the No. 3 RCR Chevrolet.
Busch is the second Cup driver to disclose their future plans this weekend with two-time Daytona 500 winner William Byron agreeing to a four-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that may maintain him as the motive force of the No. 24 Chevrolet via 2029.
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