Kyle Busch Remembered: Rowdy's most iconic moments from NASCAR at Daytona
We continue our 'Kyle Busch Remembered' series as NASCAR takes on Daytona International Speedway. Busch won a single-points paying race at Daytona in each of the three national divisions. But those three count towards his record 234 career NASCAR wins across the three national divisions -- more than any other driver in history. Sadly, Busch died at the age of 41, just days after his final ...…
Throughout his two-decade-long NASCAR career, Rowdy Busch made his mark on the Daytona International Speedway in several memorable ways. At the age of 41, he tragically passed away just days after his final NASCAR victory at Daytona. To commemorate his legacy, we're revisiting his most iconic moments in his Daytona appearances over the years.
Busch secured his first-ever pole position in the Daytona 500 during his final race at the track. He led 19 laps, including the iconic Lap 3 where fans paid tribute to Dale Earnhardt. Despite leading at the 500th mile, Busch finished 15th in the race.
The only other points-paying Cup win Busch achieved at Daytona came in 2008, when he secured victory in a close finish against Carl Edwards. In the 2007 Daytona 400, Busch narrowly avoided a photo finish with Jamie McMurray, with the cars separated by just 0.005 seconds – the closest finish in the history of the race.
Busch's most impressive feat at Daytona came in the 2015 NASCAR O'Reilly season-opener, where he won the lone Truck race by just 0.016 seconds. In the 2012 NASCAR O'Reilly season-opener, Busch demonstrated incredible car control in a dizzying finish, narrowly avoiding a crash to claim victory.
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