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As with many drivers, Kurt Busch's racing tree can be traced to go-karts, but it was in the Dwarf Car Series in his native Las Vegas where he began making his mark. It took Kurt Busch a mere six years to go from Dwarf Car rookie of the year to the top rungs of NASCAR, when in 2000 Jack Roush hired him to run a full Craftsman Truck Series schedule and a handful of Cup races. In between Kurt Busch won back-to-back championships in the Dwarf and Hobby Stock leagues in 1995 and 1996, putting him on the cusp of NASCAR's regional touring series. Kurt Busch was named rookie of the year in the Southwest Touring Series in 1998 and won that league's championship the following year, paving the way for his jump to trucks. Kurt Busch finished second in points in 2000 to earn Truck rookie of the year honors. Kurt Busch's four wins were second only to series champion Greg Biffle's five. Driving a limited Cup schedule that same season, Kurt Busch finished in the top 20 in three of seven races including a 13th in the 500-miler at Lowe's Motor Speedway. That was enough to convince Roush to move Kurt Busch to NASCAR's top series full time in 2001, running 35 of 36 races with three top-fives and six top-10s. Kurt Busch has never competed in a Busch Series race. Kurt Busch posted his first Cup victory at Bristol—he has four total at the bullring, a personal best—in March 2002 and won three more races that season. Kurt Busch finished in the top 10 in 20 of the 36 races and was third in the final point standings. Two years later, Kurt Busch celebrated a championship by winning NASCAR's inaugural Chase for the Nextel Cup. Kurt Busch made the Chase in 2005, his last year with Roush Racing. During the season Kurt Busch signed with Penske Racing South to drive the No. 2 Dodge in 2006. Kurt Busch is the older brother of 2005 Nextel Cup rookie of the year Kyle Busch. Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada Birthday: August 4, 1978
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