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Busch to drive the #2 Miller Lite Dodge next season: Penske Racing South announced today that Kurt Busch will drive the Miller Lite Dodge commencing with the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season. Busch, the 2004 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion, has reached an agreement with Roush Racing to be released from his driver responsibilities for the 2006 season. Busch will join Penske Racing South at the conclusion of the 2005 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season. "We are pleased that Kurt and Roush Racing were able to reach an agreement on Kurt's release and appreciate the professionalism that it has taken to arrive at this result," said Roger Penske, chairman. "Kurt's joining us for 2006 will provide a smooth transition for the team and our sponsors." Busch had recently signed a multi-year agreement with Penske Racing South that was to take effect in 2007.
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Busch gets #5 million plus: NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Kurt Busch (#97 Sharpie/IRWIN Tools Ford) will receive $5,356,181 in point fund money at Friday night’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Awards Ceremony in the Grand Ballroom at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel. Once Busch accepts the official check, his season winnings will total $9,677,543. Busch’s point fund payout comes from NASCAR and series sponsor Nextel, which is completing its first season as the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series sponsor. Prior to Friday night’s celebration, Busch ... received a total of $105,000 in various contingency awards during the annual Myers Brothers Breakfast on the Waldorf=Astoria’s historic 18th-floor Starlight Roof. Busch’s 2004 race winnings total $4,200,332. His career winnings stand at $22,860,894.
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At age 15, Kurt Busch found immediate success in the Dwarf Car Series. After winning the 1994 Rookie of the Year title in his home state of Nevada, Busch followed it up with a Championship one year later. By 1996, he was Hobby Stock Champion at Las Vegas Speedway Park and attracting the attention of owners in the regional NASCAR touring series. By 1998, he had arrived, winning the Rookie of the Year Title in the NASCAR Southwest Touring Series. Matching his Dwarf car success, he won the Southwest Touring Title one-year later in 1999. In that same year, he won the Roush "Gong Show" audition, earning an opportunity to drive in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
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In 2002, Kurt Busch earned his first Cup win at the Bristol Motor Speedway by bumping veteran Jimmy Spencer out of the way. The Busch and Spencer feud began to sizzle after it started at Phoenix in November of the previous season. The two tenacious personalities would trade paint and barbs throughout the season. Busch added three more wins to his resume in 2002 and finished third in the final championship standings behind Tony Stewart and Mark Martin.
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NEXTEL Cup Champion Busch cited for Reckless driving: Reigning Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch is scheduled to appear Dec. 22 at Tolleson Justice Court to answer a criminal traffic citation for reckless driving he received Friday night. According to a Maricopa County Sheriff's Office spokesman, Busch was stopped at about 8:20 p.m. local time Friday near Phoenix International Raceway for "erratic driving." After the officer detected the smell of alcohol on his breath, Busch refused a field sobriety test and was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff's office's temporary facility at the raceway, the spokesman said. At the facility, a blood-alcohol test was attempted on Busch but the machine "malfunctioned," the spokesman said. Busch was then released with the criminal citation for reckless driving. When asked about the incident, NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said, "He got a traffic ticket."
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Before he could legally drive a street car, Kurt Busch was getting plenty of attention for his ability to drive a race car. At the age of 15, Busch quickly made a name for himself in the Dwarf Car Series in his hometown of Las Vegas. He was the Nevada rookie of the year in 1994 and became series champion one year later. In 1996, he captured the Hobby Stock championship at Las Vegas Speedway Park and garnered notice from owners in some of NASCAR's regional touring series.
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