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Team: Furniture Row Racing-78
Age / DOB:  (34) / 8/4/1978
Ht / Wt:  5'11 / 150

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Kurt Busch led the first practice for the Sprint Cup Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
His lap of 190.846 mph in the No. 78 Chevrolet SS was the quickest of the 44 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 18 Kyle Busch, No. 5 Kasey Kahne, No. 48 Jimmie Johnson and No. 43 Aric Almirola were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. No. 35 Josh Wise was the slowest. May 23 - 7:40 PM

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Kurt Busch had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the final practice for the Sprint All-Star race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.

His average speed of 185.133 mph in the No. 78 Chevrolet was best of the 12 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 48 Jimmie Johnson, No. 2 Brad Keselowksi, No. 55 Mark Martin and No. 5 Kasey Kahne are the rest of the top five on this list.
May 17 - 8:28 PM
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Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will mark the 12th appearance in the annual classic for Furniture Row Racing driver Kurt Busch.

Busch’s overall All-Star Race record is: 11 starts, one win, four top-fives, six top-10s, one pole and 30 laps led. His average start is 8.1 and average finish 10.8. He followed his 2010 All-Star Race win with a victory the following week at Charlotte in the Coca-Cola 600. He is one of four active drivers to have won the Charlotte double. The others are Jeff Gordon (1997), Jimmie Johnson (2003) and Kasey Kahne (2008). Busch qualified for this year’s Sprint All-Star Race as both a former winner of the event and as a former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion (2004).-Furniture Row Racing
May 16 - 10:15 AM
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Kurt Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 64th Annual Bojangles' Southern 500 with a lap of 27.032 seconds, 181.918 mph.

This is a track record, which was previously set by Kasey Kahne in 2011 with a lap of 181.254 mph. This is the No. 78 Chevrolet driver's 16th pole in 446 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and third top-10 start in 2013. This is Busch's second pole in 17 races at Darlington Raceway. He was the youngest pole winner at Darlington Raceway when he won the pole in September 2001. He was 23 years and 29 days old.
May 10 - 7:16 PM
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"The memory is vivid and the outcome is unfortunately the same," said Kurt Busch, 10 years after his historic loss to former NASCAR stalwart Ricky Craven at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, site of Saturday night’s Southern 500.

Craven’s margin of victory over Busch at the 2003 Darlington spring race was by two-thousandths of a second, the closest margin since the inception of electronic timing and scoring in 1993. In 2003, Busch was driving the No. 97 Ford for Roush Racing while Craven was driving the No. 32 Pontiac for PPI Motorsports. After seeing a win slip away at Darlington, Busch wants nothing more than to claim a victory at one of the crown jewel races on the Sprint Cup circuit.-Furniture Row Racing
May 7 - 8:08 PM
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Sprint Cup regular (No. 78) Kurt Busch led the most laps of the Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway earning the 3M Lap Leader award.

He started ninth in the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro; led 19 of the 110 laps run and finished the race in fourth place. Busch is ineligible for driver points in this series.
May 4 - 9:41 PM
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Kurt Busch has four top-three finishes at Talladega and six top-threes at Daytona, including four runner-up results in the Daytona 500.

Busch, who one time scored seven consecutive top-10s at Talladega, is currently on a different cycle at NASCAR’s biggest track. His best finish in the last five races at the 2.66-mile oval is 18th and his last top-10 was six races ago in October 2010. His overall record at Talladega is six top-fives, 13 top-10s and 143 laps led in 24 career starts. Busch will also compete in Saturday’s Nationwide Series race at Talladega, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Phoenix Racing. Busch won the Daytona Nationwide restrictor-plate race last summer while driving for Phoenix Racing.-Furniture Row Racing
May 1 - 8:33 PM
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Kurt Busch led the first practice for the Sprint Cup NRA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

His lap of 191.225 mph in the No. 78 Chevrolet SS was the quickest of the 41 cars out on the track for the first practice session. No. 16 Greg Biffle, No. 48 Jimmie Johnson, No. 55 Mark Martin and No. 9 Marcos Ambrose were the rest of the top five on the speed chart. No. 32 Timmy Hill was the slowest.
Apr 11 - 6:58 PM
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Coming off a pair of impressive top-five finishes, Kurt Busch is in position to snap an eight-year jinx in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race – the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

The last time he scored three consecutive top-five finishes was at the opening three races of the 2005 season. He admits the Martinsville flat track has not been a kind place for him. Yes, he did score his second of 24 career wins at the .526-mile oval in October 2002. But since that victory he has only managed to produce two top-10 finishes, with the last being a sixth-place result nearly eight years ago in October 2005. His last top-five (5th) at Martinsville was October 2004.-Furniture Row Racing
Apr 3 - 9:31 PM
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Kurt Busch's fourth-place Bristol finish vaulted him from 29th to 16th in the driver point standings, a pick-up of 13 positions.

Of the 23 venues that comprise the 36-race Sprint Cup schedule, the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway is where he has achieved his best finishing average – 12.7 in 19 career starts. The former NASCAR champion’s record at the Southern California facility also includes one win (2003), four top-fives, nine top-10s, three poles and 231 laps led. He posted a ninth-place finish last year at Auto Club Speedway, driving the No. 51 car for Phoenix Racing.-Furniture Row Racing
Mar 21 - 8:20 PM
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Kurt Busch had the best 10-lap consecutive average speed in the first practice for the Sprint Cup Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

His average of 124.244 mph in the No. 78 Chevrolet was best of the 12 cars that ran 10 consecutive laps on the track for this session. No. 2 Brad Keselowski, No. 38 David Gilliland, No. 20 Matt Kenseth and No. 15 Clint Bowyer were the rest of the top five on this list.
Mar 15 - 3:24 PM
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Furniture Row Racing driver Kurt Busch is banking on a "Lucky 13" start to beat the odds and fulfill a career dream of claiming his first Sprint Cup victory in his hometown of Las Vegas.

Not too many people beat the odds in Las Vegas, but after 12 attempts of trying to win there, I think I’m overdue. Look at the record, it’s quite evident that Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been tough on me," said Busch, who has one top-five and three top-10s in 12 starts at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. "It’s a challenging track and the new Gen-6 car could make it even more challenging."-Furniture Row Racing
Mar 6 - 4:21 PM
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After starting at the rear of the 43-car field due to changing to a backup car after Friday’s qualifying accident, Kurt Busch was a driver on the move when the green flag dropped for Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 Sprint Cup race.

By Lap 31 he had his No. 78 Furniture Row/Beautyrest Chevrolet SS running in the top-10 at Phoenix. He stayed in or near the top-10 for the next 200 laps. After a restart, he brushed the wall, causing serious aerodynamic damage along the right-side of the car. The damage from the impact ended any hope of getting back to the front. When the checkered flag waved Busch was credited with a 27th-place finish.-Furniture Row Racing
Mar 4 - 8:09 PM
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After a solid first qualifying lap at the Phoenix 1-mile oval Friday, Kurt Busch's No. 78 Furniture Row/Beautyrest Chevrolet SS scraped the wall during the second lap.

The damage (right-front and right-side) was enough that the team will go to the backup car for Sunday's Subway Fresh Fit 500. A parts breakage in the coolant system that sprayed water under the tires caused Busch to lose control of the car. Going to a backup car will result in Kurt starting Sunday’s race from the rear of the field.-Furniture Row Motorsports
Mar 2 - 3:14 PM
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After being based 11 days in Daytona Beach, Fla. for the season opening Daytona 500, Kurt Busch returns to his racing roots for a pair of Sprint Cup races in two of the most famous desert cities.

First on the Sprint Cup Series docket is Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. The series will head north the following week to Busch’s hometown of Las Vegas for the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch has tackled the Phoenix mile 20 times in his Sprint Cup career. He has one win (April 2005), four top-fives, 11 top-10s and has led 750 laps. His average start is 13.0 and average finish 13.2.-Furniture Row Racing
Feb 27 - 8:48 PM