Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Who’s better: Kurt Busch or Kyle Busch?

Tom Roberts, who handles public relations for Kurt Busch and Miller Brewing, came up with the following statistics comparing Busch and younger brother Kyle at the same point in their careers.

Kurt Busch completed his 125th Cup race on May 15, 2004 at Richmond International Raceway while Kyle Busch ran his 125th Cup race this past Saturday night at Darlington Raceway.

Here is a breakdown of how the Busch brothers fared through the first 125 races of their careers:

Kurt Busch:

9 wins

25 top 5s

45 top 10s

20 DNFs

2 poles

Kyle Busch:

7 wins

37 top 5s

59 top 10s

16 DNFs

3 poles

It also should be noted that Kurt Busch won the series championship in 2004 – his fourth full Cup season. This is Kyle Busch’s fourth full season in the series.

Will Kyle follow in his brother’s footsteps and win the championship this season?

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