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Kyle Busch was once kicked out of a track for being too young. Now the NASCAR champ turns 40

  • Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, celebrates his 40th birthday in 2025 after 23 seasons competing in the series.
  • His debut attempt in 2001 was blocked at California Speedway because he was 16, below NASCAR's new minimum age of 18 tied to tobacco sponsorship rules.
  • Since then, Busch won five Cup races at California Speedway, including the final race there in 2023 before the track closed, and now races for Richard Childress Racing.
  • Busch holds 232 national series victories, has faced a 67-race winless streak, and his wife Samantha celebrated his birthday with a heartfelt post and beachfront dinner.
  • He plans to race until his son Brexton turns 18 and aims to compete against him, while his brother Kurt, a Hall of Fame nominee, praised Kyle's talent highly.
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Kyle Busch was once kicked out of a track for being too young. Now the NASCAR champ turns 40

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Busch was hyped for NASCAR greatness long before he was a teenager by his Hall of Fame nominee brother, who vowed “if you think I’m good, wait until you see my little brother.”

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slicksandsticks.com broke the news in on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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