Kyle Busch Motorsports

American stock car racing team

Kyle Busch Motorsports

Owner(s)| Kyle Busch
Samantha Busch
Base| Mooresville, North Carolina
Series| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race drivers| Truck Series:
4\. Chase Purdy
51\. Jack Wood, Kyle Busch, William Byron, Matt Mills
Sponsors| Truck Series:
4\. Bama Buggies
51\. Eberlestock, Zariz Transport, Logitech, Sevwins, HendrickCars.com, Rowdy Manufacturing, J.F. Electric, High Fives Foundation, True Timber Camo, Rubbin' is Racing

Manufacturer| Chevrolet
Opened| 2010
Closed| 2023
Career
Debut| Nationwide Series:
2011 Top Gear 300 (Charlotte)
Truck Series:
2010 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
ARCA Menards Series:
2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
ARCA Menards Series East:
2022 Race to Stop Suicide 200 (New Smyrna)
ARCA Menards Series West:
2022 General Tire 150 (Phoenix Raceway)
Latest race| Nationwide Series:
2013 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
Truck Series:
2023 Craftsman 150 (Phoenix)
ARCA Menards Series:
2022 Shore Lunch 200 (Toledo)
ARCA Menards Series East:
2022 Bush's Beans 200 (Bristol)
ARCA Menards Series West:
2022 Desert Diamond Casino West Valley 100 (Phoenix)
Races competed| Total: 418
Nationwide Series: 67
Truck Series: 322
ARCA Series: 20
ARCA East Series: 7
ARCA West Series: 2
Drivers' Championships| Total: 3
Nationwide Series: 0
Truck Series: 2
2015, 2017
ARCA Series: 0
ARCA East Series: 1
2022
ARCA West Series: 0
Race victories| Total: 113
Nationwide Series: 1
Truck Series: 100
ARCA Series: 6
ARCA East Series: 5
ARCA West Series: 1
Pole positions| Total: 86
Nationwide Series: 3
Truck Series: 70
ARCA Series: 8
ARCA East Series: 3
ARCA West Series: 2

Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. They formerly competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, CARS Tour, ARCA/CRA Super Series, Southern Super Series, ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West, and was also the parent company of Super Late Model chassis constructor Rowdy Manufacturing. Originally fielding Toyota Tundras since its inception, the team switched to Chevrolet Silverados beginning in 2023. The team last fielded two full-time Chevrolet Silverados: the No. 4 for Chase Purdy and the No. 51, which was driven each year by the team owner Kyle Busch along with Jack Wood and multiple Chevrolet drivers from other NASCAR series.

## History[edit]

The Kyle Busch Motorsports race shop in Mooresville, North Carolina Kyle Busch Motorsports in Mooresville

KBM was founded after Busch purchased the remaining assets of Xpress Motorsports from J.B. Scott (father of driver Brian Scott) in late 2009 as well as purchasing trucks from Roush Fenway Racing, which had closed its Truck team the previous year. Rick Ren, the crew chief on Ron Hornaday Jr.'s 2009 championship team, would be signed as the team's competition director. Busch had competed in the Truck Series for the 2008 and 2009 seasons in the No. 51 for Billy Ballew Motorsports with Miccosukee Indian Gaming as his primary sponsor, and had split the ride with Brian Ickler the previous year.[1]

Busch brought Ickler to the KBM stable, and signed Tayler Malsam away from Randy Moss Motorsports after he finished second in series Rookie of the Year standings to former Cup and Busch/Nationwide driver Johnny Sauter. The team ambitiously planned to run three trucks in its debut season: Busch and Ickler would split the primary truck (No. 18), Malsam was to drive a second truck for KBM, the No. 56 ActivWater/Talking Rain Tundra, and a third was to be fielded for 2008 series champion Johnny Benson if sponsorship could be found. The Miccosukee sponsorship was to carry over to Busch's primary truck as part of an agreement with Phoenix Racing.[1] On February 7, however, the Miccosukee tribe's new leadership pulled out of NASCAR altogether, leaving Busch's team and Phoenix's Cup and Nationwide series teams without sponsorship.[2] Benson would also be limited to a part-time schedule with KBM and Ballew,[3] and Malsam's team ceased operations after only seven races.[2][4]

After operating out of the former Xpress shop for most of its first season, the team opened its new $10 million facility in Mooresville, North Carolina on October 14, 2010.[5][6]

In 2011, KBM made its first foray into the then-Nationwide Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series) in conjunction with NEMCO Motorsports.[7] The team moved to full-time in 2012. On November 16, 2013, Busch announced that the team will not race in the Nationwide Series in 2014 due to lack of funding.[8]

In December 2014, former competition director Rick Ren (released after 2013) filed a lawsuit against the team for breach of contract, claiming the team failed to pay him a contractual bonus and 10% commissions for two sponsorship deals Ren claimed to have procured for the team, totaling US$355,000. The sponsorships in question – Central Kentucky Angus Sales for driver Parker Kligerman and Sabala Whitetail for driver Brian Scott (owned by Scott's father J. B. Scott) – had prior associations with the drivers.[9]

On January 25, 2021, Busch announced the team's late model program would be temporarily shut down in order to better manage his other obligations, though he did not rule out the possibility of a revival in the future.[10]

After receiving engines from Triad Racing Technologies early in its history, KBM would ultimately receive engines and technical support from Joe Gibbs Racing through 2022.[11]

After JGR and Toyota failed to secure a replacement for Busch's departing primary sponsor Mars, Incorporated after 2022, it was reported that Busch would depart from the team and manufacturer after 15 seasons. On September 13, 2022, Busch announced that he had signed with Richard Childress Racing to drive the No. 8 in the Cup Series in 2023, returning to Chevrolet for the first time since 2007.[12] On November 4, 2022, KBM announced that Chase Purdy would pilot the No. 4 full-time in a multi-year deal beginning in 2023, the No. 51 would be shared by Busch, Jack Wood, and other TBA drivers, and a technical partnership with Rev Racing as they expanded into the Truck Series with 2022 ARCA Menards Series Champion Nick Sanchez piloting the No. 2 Chevrolet.

On September 27, 2023, it was announced that Spire Motorsports had purchased the assets of KBM, and that they would suspend their operations at the conclusion of the season, along with Busch's manufacturing company, Rowdy Manufacturing.[13]

## Nationwide Series[edit]

In May 2011, Kimi Räikkönen made his Nationwide Series (now Xfinity Series) debut at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the No. 87 Perky Jerky Toyota Camry. The car was fielded in an alliance between KBM and NEMCO Motorsports, guaranteeing Räikkönen a spot in the field. Räikkönen started 22nd and finished 27th, four laps down.[7][14]

### Car No. 54 history[edit]

For the operations of the No. 54 team after the 2012 season, see Joe Gibbs Racing

Kurt Busch in 2012.

Kyle Busch & Kurt Busch (2012)

For 2012, KBM added a full-time Nationwide team, the No. 54 Toyota Camry. The car was split by both Kyle Busch and older brother Kurt, both with sponsorship from Monster Energy.[15] Kyle ran 22 races while Kurt ran 11. The team struggled in its initial year, winning only one race with Kurt at Richmond.[16] This was the first time in his Nationwide Series career that Kyle Busch did not score a victory over the course of a season, leading him to return to Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide program for 2013, bringing the No. 54 Toyota Camry and Monster Energy with him.[11]

#### Car No. 54 results[edit]

NASCAR Nationwide Series results

Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | Owners  | Pts
2012 | Kyle Busch | 54  | Toyota | DAY
18 | PHO
11 | LVS
33 | BRI
17 | CAL
8 |  | TAL
2* |  | CLT
3 |  | DAY
23 | NHA
28 | CHI
27 | IND
22* |  | GLN
6 | CGV
10 | BRI
3 | ATL
7 |  | CHI
2 |  | DOV
5 | CLT
4 | KAN
6 | TEX
3 | PHO
4 | HOM
2* | 8th  | 1122
Kurt Busch |  | TEX
30 | RCH
1 |  | DAR
8 | IOW
5 |  | DOV
4 | MCH
3 | ROA
8 | KEN
2 |  | IOW
17 |  | RCH
3 |  | KEN
28 |

### Car No. 77 history[edit]

Parker Kligerman (2013)
Parker Kligerman in 2013

For 2013, 22-year-old Parker Kligerman, a former development driver for Team Penske, was signed to run his first full Nationwide Series schedule in the No. 77 Toyota Camry, with sponsorship from Toyota and Bandit Chippers.[16] Despite finishing 9th in the standings, owner Busch announced after the Ford EcoBoost 300 that he would be shutting down the Nationwide team due to a lack of funding.[8]

#### Car No. 77 results[edit]

NASCAR Nationwide Series results

Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | 26  | 27  | 28  | 29  | 30  | 31  | 32  | 33  | Owners  | Pts
2013 | Parker Kligerman | 77  | Toyota | DAY
5 | PHO
19 | LVS
30 | BRI
9 | CAL
4 | TEX
12 | RCH
11 | TAL
6 | DAR
15 | CLT
9 | DOV
11 | IOW
14 | MCH
25 | ROA
3 | KEN
16 | DAY
18 | NHA
20 | CHI
6 | IND
18 | IOW
16 | GLN
6 | MOH
13 | BRI
35 | ATL
16 | RCH
36 | CHI
8 | KEN
29 | DOV
7 | KAN
7 | CLT
9 | TEX
13 | PHO
12 | HOM
7 | 13th  | 993

## Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

The Kyle Busch Motorsports race shop floor

### Truck No. 4 history[edit]

Christopher Bell in the No. 4 at Martinsville Speedway in 2017

Erik Jones (2015)

The No. 4 Truck Began in 2015. Erik Jones began running a third KBM truck full-time after running the No. 51 part-time in 2013 and 2014. In December 2014, it was announced that the truck would be number 4.[17][18] Jones would have his best season with collecting 3 wins, 11 top-five and 20 top-ten finishes to win the championship title. Jones also collected rookie of the year honors. This would be the first driver's championship at KBM and the third consecutive owner's title.

Christopher Bell (2016–2017)

Christopher Bell moved into the truck full-time for 2016.[19] Bell was involved in a violent crash near the end of the season opener at Daytona. His truck gripped the track, causing the truck to go on two wheels before it launched into the air and barrel-rolled multiple times. He was credited with a 16th-place finish. He would finish the season with one win at Gateway and a 3rd-place points finish.[20] Bell returned to the truck in 2017 and won the NCWTS Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Todd Gilliland (2018–2019)

For 2018, KBM announced that Todd Gilliland would compete for Rookie of the Year honors driving the No. 4 truck for 19 races. Gilliland missed the first four of the season due to age restrictions; his father David Gilliland would drive at the season opener at Daytona and owner Kyle Busch would drive at Atlanta and Kansas. Spencer Davis raced at Las Vegas. Gilliland ran the full 2019 Truck season and won at Martinsville,[21] but was replaced by Raphaël Lessard in 2020.[22]

Raphaël Lessard (2020)

In 2020, Raphaël Lessard was tabbed to drive the 4 full time. Although he won at Talladega, his results did not allow him to keep his ride and was released from the team following the 2020 season.

John Hunter Nemechek (2021–2022)
John Hunter Nemechek in the No. 4 at Darlington Raceway in 2021

In 2021, Lessard was released and replaced with John Hunter Nemechek, who drove the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford in his rookie season in the Cup Series in 2020 but decided to leave FRM to return to the Truck Series full-time, which he previously did in 2016 and 2017 in the No. 8 truck for his family team, NEMCO Motorsports, and won four races in those two years.[23] Lessard ended up going to GMS Racing, where he would sign to drive at least 12 races for the team with hopes of a full season, depending on sponsorship. Nemechek won 5 races in 2021 and finished 4th in points. He then signed a contract extension through 2022. Nemechek will not return to the team in 2023 due to Kyle Busch Motorsports switching from Toyota to Chevrolet, as Nemechek has a contract with Toyota and not the team.[24]

Chase Purdy (2023)
Chase Purdy in the No. 4 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023

Chase Purdy will pilot the No. 4 full time in KBM’s first season with Chevrolet. On April 6, the No. 4 was docked 10 driver and owner points for illegal modifications of the engine oil reservoir tank prior to the Texas race.[25]

#### Truck No. 4 results[edit]

Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 4  Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | NCWTC | Pts

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2015 | Erik Jones | 4  | Toyota | DAY
2 | ATL
7 | MAR
3 | KAN
11* | CLT
2* | DOV
3 | TEX
15 | GTW
23* | IOW
1* | KEN
2* | ELD
4 | POC
10 | MCH
3 | BRI
6 | MSP
1 | CHI
6 | NHA
7 | LVS
9 | TAL
4 | MAR
10 | TEX
1* | PHO
9* | HOM
6 | 1st  | 899
2016 | Christopher Bell | DAY
16 | ATL
26 | MAR
19 | KAN
4 | DOV
3 | CLT
8 | TEX
32 | IOW
9 | GTW
1 | KEN
4 | ELD
2 | POC
10 | BRI
7* | MCH
24 | MSP
5 | CHI
4 | NHA
2 | LVS
6 | TAL
6 | MAR
4 | TEX
11 | PHO
7 | HOM
8 | 4th  | 4025
2017 | DAY
8 | ATL
1* | MAR
3* | KAN
4 | CLT
3 | DOV
25 | TEX
1* | GTW
6 | IOW
5* | KEN
1* | ELD
9 | POC
1 | MCH
2 | BRI
7 | MSP
26 | CHI
3 | NHA
1* | LVS
2* | TAL
2 | MAR
8 | TEX
3 | PHO
8* | HOM
2 | 1st  | 4035
2018 | David Gilliland | DAY
21 |  | 11th  | 744
Kyle Busch |  | ATL
21* |  | KAN
2 |
Spencer Davis |  | LVS
13 |
Todd Gilliland |  | MAR
14 | DOV
10 |  | CLT
10 | TEX
6* | IOW
29 | GTW
2 | CHI
16 | KEN
7 | ELD
22 | POC
7 | MCH
5 | BRI
5 | MSP
11 | LVS
27 | TAL
20 | MAR
12 | TEX
4* | PHO
17 | HOM

2019 | DAY
19 | ATL
9 | LVS
7 | MAR
15 | TEX
14 | DOV
15 | KAN
3 | CLT
7 | TEX
27 | IOW
10 | GTW
2 | CHI
6 | KEN
17 | POC
7 | ELD
5 | MCH
24 | BRI
9 | MSP
18 | LVS
5 | TAL
2 | MAR
1 | PHO
14 | HOM
8 | 12th  | 723
2020 | Raphaël Lessard | DAY
20 | LVS
30 | CLT
15 | ATL
18 | HOM
11 | POC
37 | KEN
13 | TEX
12 | KAN
16 | KAN
11 | MCH
7 | DAY
3 | DOV
19 | GTW
6 | DAR
6 | RCH
26 | BRI
18 | LVS
20 | TAL
1 | KAN
33 | TEX
4 | MAR
20 | PHO
5 | 13th  | 563
2021 | John Hunter Nemechek | DAY
7 | DAY
3 | LVS
1* | ATL
3 | BRI
39 | RCH
1* | KAN
5 | DAR
8* | COA
12 | CLT
1* | TEX
1* | NSH
10 | POC
1 | KNX
11 | GLN
2 | GTW
22 | DAR
2 | BRI
3 | LVS
33 | TAL
4 | MAR
39 | PHO
7 |  | 3rd  | 4030
2022 | DAY
24* | LVS
25 | ATL
24 | COA
2 | MAR
4 | BRI
3 | DAR
1* | KAN
6 | TEX
6 | CLT
3 | GTW
35 | SON
8 | KNX
2 | NSH
9 | MOH
28 | POC
3 | IRP
10* | RCH
2 | KAN
1 | BRI
12 | TAL
24 | HOM
35 | PHO
4 | 5th  | 2285
2023 | Chase Purdy | Chevy | DAY
17 | LVS
8 | ATL
7 | COA
27 | TEX
2 | BRD
28 | MAR
10 | KAN
33 | DAR
32 | NWS
8 | CLT
16 | GTW
5 | NSH
6 | MOH
13 | POC
18 | RCH
22 | IRP
14 | MLW
6 | KAN
14 | BRI
8 | TAL
28 | HOM
10 | PHO
3 | 11th  | 582

### Truck No. 9 history[edit]

William Byron in the No. 9 at Dover International Speedway in 2016

William Byron (2015–2016)

In the middle of the 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, team owner Kyle Busch announced that Christopher Bell would drive a fourth KBM truck, numbered 52, in the UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. The crew chief was announced as Wes Ward.[26] After the release of Justin Boston, however, Bell moved to the No. 54 truck at Kentucky and the No. 52 did not run.[27]

At Phoenix in November, William Byron made his debut in a fourth KBM truck numbered 9, with sponsorship from Liberty University.[28][29] Byron finished 31st after being involved in an early wreck with Brandon Jones and Cole Custer.

Byron drove the No. 9 truck full-time in 2016.[19] In his thirteenth career start, at Pocono, Byron scored his fifth win of the season, breaking Kurt Busch's old record for wins by a rookie Truck Series driver, with nearly half the season left to go.[30] Byron would continue to win collecting a 6th win at New Hampshire in the first race of the chase for the championship. The team suffered an engine failure with ten laps to go at the last race of the Round of 6 at Phoenix after Byron led a majority of the race, costing him his shot at the Driver's Championship. However, Byron won the season finale at Homestead and Kyle Busch Motorsports collected the Owner's Championship for Truck No. 9 in 2016. This was Kyle Busch Motorsports' fourth-consecutive and fifth all-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Owner's Championship.

#### Truck No. 9 results[edit]

Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 9  Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | Owner | Pts

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2015 | William Byron | 9  | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | GTW | IOW | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | PHO
31 | HOM |  |
2016 | DAY
13 | ATL
32 | MAR
3 | KAN
1 | DOV
11* | CLT
10 | TEX
1 | IOW
1* | GTW
17* | KEN
1* | ELD
14 | POC
1* | BRI
4 | MCH
4 | MSP
10 | CHI
30 | NHA
1* | LVS
5 | TAL
10 | MAR
8 | TEX
6 | PHO
27* | HOM
1 | 1st  | 4032

### Truck No. 15 history[edit]

Part Time (2011)

In April 2011, KBM signed 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen to run a limited schedule in the Camping World Truck Series. Räikkönen and Busch planned three to five races beginning at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May.[31] The efforts were sponsored by Perky Jerky,[32] and the team used the owners points of Billy Ballew Motorsports' 15 team. In his debut, Räikkönen started 31st but finished a solid 15th. The deal ended due to lack of sponsorship beyond the Charlotte race.[33] Dirt late model driver Josh Richards signed to run 11 races with KBM and sponsor Joy Mining Machinery, making his debut in the No. 15 at Kentucky Speedway.[34] Richards finished 29th in his debut, then 21st at Atlanta.

#### Truck No. 15 results[edit]

Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 15  Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | Owner | Pts

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2011 | Kimi Räikkönen | 15  | Toyota | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT
15 | KAN | TEX |  |  |
Josh Richards |  | KEN
29 | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL
21 | CHI | NHA | KEN | LVS | TAL | MAR | TEX | HOM

### Truck No. 18 history[edit]

Jason Leffler in 2012.

Multiple drivers (2010–2012)

The No. 18 truck (Kyle Busch's Sprint Cup Series number), the primary entry of KBM during their debut 2010 season, with Kyle Busch running a partial schedule and Brian Ickler running non-companion races.[1] The team would lose its Miccosukee sponsorship prior to the season,[2] replaced by Toyota, M&M's, Interstate Batteries, Dollar General, and Traxxas. In the first seven races of the season, Busch made five starts and won twice, while Ickler finished in the top ten both of his starts. KBM lost Ickler in May when he was signed by Roush Fenway Racing to drive its No. 6 and No. 16 Nationwide Series cars on a part-time basis as part of an extended tryout with the organization. Busch announced shortly thereafter that he would split the driving duties of the No. 18 with Johnny Benson for the remainder of the year. Kyle Busch won 8 races in 16 starts, and the No. 18 truck won the owners championship in its first full-time season.

Both Ickler and Busch returned for 2011, with Kyle running 16 races and Ickler running 4. Kasey Kahne drove a single race for the No. 18 with sponsorship from Automotive Service Excellence, winning at Darlington. Josh Richards drove two races with Joy Mining Equipment. Kyle Busch scored 6 wins over the course of the season and the 18 truck finished second in the owners championship to the Kevin Harvick Incorporated No. 2 truck.[35]

For 2012, veteran Jason Leffler was signed to be the primary driver of the No. 18 Toyota Tundra. The team secured sponsorship from Dollar General for 14 races.[36] After nine starts and with a lone top-five finish to his credit, Leffler was released.[37] Finishing the season in the truck were Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Brian Scott (five races), Denny Hamlin, Drew Herring, and Kyle Busch (3 races), along with Kurt Busch.[37] Kyle Busch had previously abstained from driving in the Truck Series per a request from JGR co-owner J.D. Gibbs, following an incident the previous season.[38] Hamlin and Scott scored the team's only wins of the season at Martinsville and Phoenix. Kyle Busch didn't win a race for the first time in his Camping World Truck Series career.

Joey Coulter (2013)

For 2013, Busch hired former Richard Childress Racing driver Joey Coulter to drive the No. 18.[16][39] Coulter and Busch had a previous on-track altercation in 2011, leading to a physical encounter between Busch and team owner Richard Childress.[40] Coulter struggled, with only five top tens and a 15th-place points finish. With Coulter moving to GMS Racing, the No. 18 team did not run in 2014 and 2015.[41]

Multiple drivers (2016)

In late 2015, KBM announced that Cody Coughlin would pilot the No. 18 JEGS.com Toyota Tundra part-time for the 2016.[19] Coughlin ran the 18 in the season-opening event at Daytona International Speedway. Harrison Burton made his Truck Series debut in the No. 18 at Martinsville Speedway.[42] Kyle Busch returned to the No. 18 Truck for 4 races at Martinsville, Charlotte, Kentucky and Chicagoland. Busch won the races at Martinsville and Chicagoland. Noah Gragson ran the final 2 races of the year in the Phoenix and Homestead with sponsorship from SPEEDVEGAS. For the final 2 races of the season, the trucks were prepped by Wauters Motorsports.

Noah Gragson (2017–2018)
Noah Gragson in the No. 18 at Martinsville Speedway in 2017

It was announced in October 2016 that Noah Gragson was signed to drive the No. 18 full-time in 2017, and that he would compete for Rookie of the Year honors.[43] Gragson missed the playoffs but scored his first win at the fall Martinsville race. Gragson finished 10th in points, second highest of the non playoff drivers.

Harrison Burton (2019)

In 2019, Harrison Burton piloted the truck full-time, replacing Gragson who moved to the Xfinity Series and JR Motorsports. Burton did not win a race and finished 12th in points.[44]

Christian Eckes (2020)

When Burton was promoted to Xfinity racing in 2020,[45] Christian Eckes took over the No. 18.[46] Eckes also went winless, finishing 8th in points.

Chandler Smith (2021–2022)
Chandler Smith in the No. 18 at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

In 2021, Eckes was released and replaced with Chandler Smith, who drove the Nos. 46 and 51 part-time for the previous two seasons, and competed for Venturini Motorsports in the ARCA Menards Series, where he racked up nine wins in three part-time seasons. Smith won two races in 2021, but inconsistency led him to an eighth place points finish.

Smith began the 2022 season with a 21st place finish at Daytona. He scored wins at Las Vegas and Pocono to make the playoffs. During the playoffs, he won at Richmond and stayed consistent enough to make the Championship 4. Smith finished third at Phoenix and third in the standings.[47]

Smith, like his teammates, will not return to KBM in 2023, as he will drive full time for Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the No. 16 Chevrolet, replacing A. J. Allmendinger.[48]

#### Truck No. 18 results[edit]

Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 18  Year  | Driver  | No.  | Make  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | 25  | Owner | Pts

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2010 | Kyle Busch | 18  | Toyota | DAY
22  | ATL
2  |  | NSH
1*  |  | DOV
16*  | CLT
1*  |  | MCH
3  |  | IRP
2  |  | BRI
1*  | CHI
1*  | KEN
7*  | NHA
1*  |  | MAR
2  | TAL
1  | TEX
1*  | PHO
2  | HOM
1*  |  |
Brian Ickler |  | MAR
3 |  | KAN
4 |  | IOW
13 | GTY
9 |  | NSH
8 | DAR
21 |  | LVS
7 |
Johnny Benson |  | TEX
10 |
Kasey Kahne |  | POC
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2011 | Kyle Busch | DAY
5  | PHO
1*  |  | MAR
2  | NSH
1*  | DOV
1*  | CLT
1  | KAN
6  |  | KEN
1*  |  | POC
2  | MCH
25  | BRI
30  | ATL
3  | CHI
5  | NHA
1*  |  | TAL
9  |  | TEX
33  |  |  |
Kasey Kahne |  | DAR
1* |
Brian Ickler |  | TEX
4 |  | IOW
14 |  | KEN
5 | LVS
28 |
Josh Richards |  | NSH
22 | IRP
22 |
Denny Hamlin |  | MAR
1* |  | HOM

2012 | Jason Leffler | DAY
36 | MAR
8 | CAR
34 | KAN
18 | CLT
4 |  | TEX
6 | KEN
8 | IOW
6 | CHI
8 |  |  |
Brian Scott |  | DOV
13 |  | BRI
17 |  | KEN
5 |  | MAR
10 |  | PHO
1* |
Kurt Busch |  | MCH
9 |  | TAL
7 |
Kyle Busch |  | ATL
2*  |  | TEX
4  |  | HOM
2  |
Drew Herring |  | IOW
7 |
David Mayhew |  | LVS
9 |
Denny Hamlin |  | MAR
6 |
2013 | Joey Coulter | DAY
22 | MAR
15 | CAR
13 | KAN
2 | CLT
32 | DOV
8 | TEX
25 | KEN
16 | IOW
9 | ELD
4 | POC
4 | MCH
14 | BRI
11 | MSP
26 | IOW
25 | CHI
23 | LVS
13 | TAL
27 | MAR
12 | TEX
12 | PHO
26 | HOM
27 |  |  |
2016 | Cody Coughlin | DAY
31 | ATL |  |  |
Kyle Busch |  | MAR
1*  | KAN | DOV | CLT
2  | TEX | IOW | GTW | KEN
30  | ELD | POC | BRI | MCH | MSP | CHI
1*  | NHA | LVS | TAL |
Harrison Burton |  | MAR
22 | TEX |
Noah Gragson |  | PHO
16 | HOM
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2017 | DAY
26 | ATL
15 | MAR
4 | KAN
28 | CLT
9 | DOV
9 | TEX
7 | GTW
9 | IOW
6 | KEN
5 | ELD
7 | POC
24 | MCH
7 | BRI
15 | MSP
2 | CHI
8 | NHA
15 | LVS
13 | TAL
14 | MAR
1 | TEX
10 | PHO
15 | HOM
18 |  | 12th  | 724
2018 | DAY
23 | ATL
2 | LVS
12 | MAR
5 | DOV
20 | KAN
1* | CLT
8 | TEX
10 | IOW
2 | GTW
10* | CHI
4 | KEN
8* | ELD
6 |  | MCH
4* | BRI
9 | MSP
9* | LVS
18 | TAL
13 | MAR
7 | TEX
10 | PHO
2 | HOM
3 |  | 2nd  | 4034
Erik Jones |  | POC
2 |
2019 | Harrison Burton | DAY
18 | ATL
8 | LVS
5 | MAR
11 | TEX
31 | DOV
3 | KAN
10 | CLT
11 | TEX
5 | IOW
3 | GTW
16 | CHI
4 | KEN
3 | POC
3 | ELD
31 | MCH
11 | BRI
23 | MSP
21 | LVS
9 | TAL
11 | MAR
18 | PHO
7 | HOM
13 |  | 13th  | 707
2020 | Christian Eckes | DAY
22 | LVS
23 | CLT
14 | ATL
3 | HOM
8 | POC
33 | KEN
6 | TEX
2 | KAN
13 | KAN
2 | MCH
2 | DRC
12 | DOV
11 | GTW
32 | DAR
5 | RCH
18 | BRI
12 | LVS
8 | TAL
18 | KAN
6 | TEX
25 | MAR
4 | PHO
4 |  | 9th  | 2238
2021 | Chandler Smith | DAY
9* | DRC
12 | LVS
19 | ATL
35 | BRD
34 | RCH
4 | KAN
11 | DAR
27 | COA
33 | CLT
6 | TEX
5 | NSH
13* | POC
25 | KNX
2* | GLN
40 | GTW
28 | DAR
7 | BRI
1 | LVS
35 | TAL
19 | MAR
4 | PHO
1 |  | 12th  | 576
2022 | DAY
21 | LVS
1* | ATL
4 | COA
5 | MAR
6 | BRD
19 | DAR
21 | KAN
4 | TEX
8 | CLT
8 | GTW
3 | SON
5 | KNX
13 | NSH
15 | MOH
6 | POC
1* | IRP
18 | RCH
1* | KAN
6 | BRI
9* | TAL
14 | HOM
10 | PHO
3 |  | 3rd  | 4034

### Truck No. 46 history[edit]

Todd Gilliland in the No. 46 at Martinsville Speedway in 2017

Multiple Drivers (2017–2019)

In 2017, KBM formed the No. 46 team with sponsorship from Pedigree Petfoods and Banfield Pet Hospital. Todd Gilliland drove the No. 46 with Pedigree sponsorship at Dover and Martinsville, scoring a top 5 at Martinsville, finishing 5th, while Kyle Busch drove the Banfield-sponsored No. 46 at Kentucky and Bristol, winning at the latter.[49] The team returned in 2018 with Brandon Jones at Charlotte and Riley Herbst at the second Las Vegas race. The team also returned in 2019, with drivers such as Raphaël Lessard, Riley Herbst, and Chandler Smith.

#### Truck No. 46 results[edit]

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2017 | Todd Gilliland | 46  | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | KAN | CLT | DOV
20 | TEX | GTW | IOW |  | MAR
5 | TEX | PHO | HOM |  |
Kyle Busch |  | KEN
6  | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI
1*  | MSP | CHI | NHA | LVS | TAL |
2018 | Brandon Jones | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR | DOV | KAN | CLT
3 | TEX |  |  |
Christian Eckes |  | IOW
8 | GTW
28 | CHI | KEN | ELD | POC | MCH | BRI | MSP |  | MAR
9 | TEX | PHO
9 | HOM
Riley Herbst |  | LVS
29 | TAL |
2019 | Raphaël Lessard | DAY | ATL | LVS | MAR
14 | TEX | DOV
11 |  | BRI
12 | MSP | LVS | TAL | MAR |  |  |
Riley Herbst |  | KAN
9 | CLT | TEX | IOW
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Chandler Smith |  | GTW
4 | CHI | KEN | POC | ELD | MCH |  | PHO
3 | HOM

### Truck No. 51 history[edit]

Erik Jones driving the No. 51 truck at Rockingham in 2013

Part-time (2011–2012)

The No. 51 was previously used by Busch at Billy Ballew Motorsports, a reverse of the team's No. 15 and a tribute to both the late Bobby Hamilton and the film Days of Thunder. In 2011, NASCAR Corona Series champion Germán Quiroga made his first Truck Series start in the No. 51 with Telcel as a sponsor at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in the New England 175. Quiroga finished a solid 16th, but 3 laps down. He would run the truck again in the season finale at Homestead, finishing 26th. Josh Richards ran four races in the No. 51 with Joy Mining Equipment, scoring a best finish of 13th at Talladega.

In July 2012, the team announced that Quiroga would return to the No. 51 truck for four races: Talladega Superspeedway on October 6, Texas Motor Speedway on November 2, Phoenix International Raceway on November 9 and Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 16, with sponship from Net10 Wireless.[50] Denny Hamlin drove the truck at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2012, with sponsorship from Toyota and earned Kyle Busch Motorsports their first Truck Series win of the 2012 season.

Multiple drivers (2013–2023)

In 2013, the No. 51 became a full-time team, with Busch running 11 races. 16-year-old driver Erik Jones ran 5 races, while Scott Bloomquist ran the Mudsummer Classic.[51] On November 8, 2013, Jones won the Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway, the youngest winner of a Truck Series race at the time at 17 years, 5 months, and 9 days. Busch would go on to win the season finale Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway the next week. The No. 51 would win the 2013 Camping World Truck Series owner's title, barely edging the ThorSport Racing No. 88 team of driver's champion Matt Crafton. It was the second owner's championship for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

In 2014, Kyle Busch and Erik Jones split the No. 51 truck, with Busch driving 10 races and Jones driving 12 races. Eric Phillips served as the crew chief.[52] Dollar General sponsored the truck at Kentucky, Bristol, and Chicagoland with Busch driving and at Phoenix with Jones driving.[53] Busch won the season-opener at Daytona along with his next four starts in the No. 51 truck at Kansas, Charlotte, Dover, and Kentucky. Erik Jones won at Iowa, Las Vegas, and Phoenix. The team won its second consecutive owner's championship, with 10 wins among the two drivers.

For 2015, Busch shared the ride with JGR Xfinity Series driver Daniel Suárez, ARCA Racing Series driver Matt Tifft and late model racer Christopher Bell, while Jones will move into a third full-time ride (No. 4).[18][54][55] Busch drove the truck at Pocono, Michigan, and New Hampshire, winning at Pocono and Michigan. Bell scored a top five finish in his debut at Iowa Speedway.[26]

For 2016, Suárez split the ride with Cody Coughlin, with the two drivers slated to contest a minimum of 10 races each.[19] Suárez collected his first truck win in the 51 at Phoenix late in the season.

Owner Kyle Busch driving the No. 51 truck at Martinsville in 2019

In 2017, it was announced that multiple drivers would run the full schedule. Owner Kyle Busch ran five races with Textron Aviation as the primary sponsor.[56] It was later announced that Harrison Burton would run six races and Todd Gilliland in four.[57][58] Myatt Snider contested eight races with Louisiana Hot Sauce as the primary sponsor.[59] Busch won at Kansas and Charlotte in the truck, while Gilliland put up impressive numbers in his starts, posting a top 5 at Loudon and two top tens. Burton scored a top 5 in his last race in the truck at Martinsville, and Snider collected three top 10s in his eight starts.

KBM announced that the No. 51 would return running the full schedule with multiple drivers again in 2018. Burton returned for nine races, and owner Busch for three races. Spencer Davis was added to the team for four races, and Brandon Jones, a JGR Xfinity driver, was also added for four races, and Riley Herbst joined the team for his debut at Gateway Motorsports Park. David Gilliland was also a driver for Talladega. In 2020, the truck ran full-time with drivers Kyle Busch, Chandler Smith, Riley Herbst, Brandon Jones, and Alex Tagliani. Jones picked up his first career Truck Series win at Pocono, beating eventual champion Sheldon Creed. In 2021, the truck was split between Busch, Drew Dollar, Corey Heim, Brian Brown, Parker Chase and Martin Truex Jr. Brown, Dollar, Chase, and Heim were all making their series debuts. Busch won at Atlanta and Truex won at Bristol Dirt.

The No. 51 would run the full season again in 2022, with Corey Heim running most of the races, winning 2 so far, Kyle Busch ran 5 and won at Sonoma Raceway. Buddy Kofoid would also run 2 dirt events at Bristol Motor Speedway and Knoxville Raceway.

For the team's first season with Chevrolet, the No. 51 will return as the multi-driver truck in 2023 with Busch running five races and Jack Wood running a minimum of 10 races. Busch scored a win at Las Vegas.[60] On April 6, the No. 51 was docked 10 driver and owner points for illegal modifications of the engine oil reservoir tank prior to the Texas race.[25] Busch scored the team's 100th win at Pocono.[61]

#### Truck No. 51 results[edit]

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2011 | Josh Richards | 51  | Toyota | DAY | PHO | DAR | MAR | NSH | DOV | CLT | KAN | TEX | KEN | IOW | NSH | IRP | POC | MCH | BRI
17 | ATL | CHI |  | KEN
34 | LVS | TAL
13 | MAR
28 | TEX |  |  |
Germán Quiroga |  | NHA
16 |  | HOM

2012 | DAY | MAR | CAR | KAN | CLT | DOV | TEX | KEN | IOW | CHI | POC | MCH | BRI | ATL | IOW | KEN | LVS | TAL
8 | MAR | TEX
28 | PHO
24 | HOM
15 |  |  |
Denny Hamlin |  | MAR
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2013 | Kyle Busch | DAY
2  |  | KAN
27  | CLT
1*  | DOV
1  |  | KEN
3  |  | MCH
2  | BRI
1  |  | CHI
1* |  | TAL
10  |  | TEX
28  |  | HOM
1  |  |  |
Erik Jones |  | MAR
9 | CAR
9 |  | IOW
2 |  | IOW
9 |  | PHO
1* |
Chad Hackenbracht |  | TEX
26 |  | POC
15 |  | MSP
2 |  | LVS
17 |
Scott Bloomquist |  | ELD
25 |
Denny Hamlin |  | MAR
6 |
2014 | Kyle Busch | DAY
1  |  | KAN
1*  | CLT
1*  | DOV
1*  |  | KEN
1*  |  | MCH
5  | BRI
24  | MSP | CHI
1*  |  | TEX
1*  |  | HOM
4  |  | 1st  | 857
Erik Jones |  | MAR
18 |  | TEX
11 | GTW
23 |  | IOW
1* | ELD
29 | POC
6 |  | MSP
3 |  | NHA
7 | LVS
1 | TAL
6 | MAR
4 |  | PHO
1* |
2015 | Daniel Suárez | DAY
9 | ATL
4 | MAR
6 | KAN
6 |  | DOV
2 | TEX
2 |  | KEN
4 |  | BRI
30 |  | CHI
4 |  | MAR
16 | TEX
2 | PHO
4 | HOM
30 |  | 7th  | 774
Matt Tifft |  | CLT
8 |  | GTW
25 |  | ELD
21 |  | MSP
23 |  | LVS
19 | TAL
23 |
Christopher Bell |  | IOW
5 |
Kyle Busch |  | POC
1*  | MCH
1*  |  | NHA
11  |
2016 | Daniel Suárez | DAY
28 | ATL
31 | MAR
18 |  | DOV
2 | CLT
23 |  | IOW
6 |  | KEN
11 |  | BRI
29 |  | CHI
11 |  | MAR
6 | TEX
5 | PHO
1 | HOM
6 |  | 13th  | 406
Cody Coughlin |  | KAN
27 |  | TEX
12 |  | ELD
19 | POC
13 |  | MCH
20 |  | NHA
20 | LVS
17 | TAL
31 |
Erik Jones |  | GTW
5 |
Gary Klutt |  | MSP
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2017 | Myatt Snider | DAY
10 |  | TEX
16 |  | KEN
16 |  | CHI
10 |  | LVS
28 | TAL
3 |  | TEX
12 |  | HOM
12 |  | 4th  | 4025
Kyle Busch |  | ATL
26  |  | KAN
1*  | CLT
1*  |  | POC
25*  | MCH
3*  |
Harrison Burton |  | MAR
13 |  | DOV
13 |  | IOW
11 |  | ELD
15 |  | BRI
18 |  | MAR
4 |
Todd Gilliland |  | GTW
21 |  | MSP
11 | CHI | NHA
3 |  | PHO
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2018 | Spencer Davis | DAY
7 | ATL
13 |  | TEX
9 |  | MCH
22 |  | 7th  | 2238
Kyle Busch |  | LVS
1*  |  | CLT
2  |  | POC
1*  |
Harrison Burton |  | MAR
8 | DOV
5 |  | IOW
3 |  | MSP
13 |  | MAR
8 | TEX
6 | PHO
3* | HOM
11 |
Brandon Jones |  | KAN
9 |  | CHI
5 | KEN
4 |  | LVS
26 |
Riley Herbst |  | GTW
8 |
Logan Seavey |  | ELD
8 |
Christopher Bell |  | BRI
28 |
David Gilliland |  | TAL
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2019 | Christian Eckes | DAY
22 |  | GTW
14* |  | POC
4 | ELD
6 | MCH
15 |  | LVS
3 |  | MAR
17 |  | HOM
3 |  | 1st  | 4034
Kyle Busch |  | ATL
1*  | LVS
1*  | MAR
1*  | TEX
1*  |  | CLT
1*  |
Brandon Jones |  | DOV
13 | KAN
5 |  | CHI
2 | KEN
23 |  | PHO
2 |
Greg Biffle |  | TEX
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Chandler Smith |  | IOW
8 |  | BRI
2 |
Alex Tagliani |  | MSP
2 |
Riley Herbst |  | TAL
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2020 | Riley Herbst | DAY
12 |  | 6th  | 2243
Kyle Busch |  | LVS
1*  | CLT
2  | ATL
21*  | HOM
1*  |  | TEX
1*  |
Brandon Jones |  | POC
1 |  | KAN
14 | KAN
8 |  | MAR
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Chandler Smith |  | KEN
22 |  | MCH
38 |  | DOV
20 | GTW
23 | DAR
23 | RCH
12 | BRI
5 | LVS
5 | TAL
3 | KAN
5 | TEX
21 |  | PHO
3 |
Alex Tagliani |  | DAY
22 |
2021 | Drew Dollar | DAY
10 |  | CLT
20 | TEX
33 | NSH
24 |  | BRI
34 | LVS
24 | TAL
35 |  | PHO
18 |  | 10th  | 2090
Parker Chase |  | DAY
23 |
Kyle Busch |  | LVS
2 | ATL
1 |  | RCH
2 | KAN
1 |  | POC
2 |
Martin Truex, Jr. |  | BRI
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Corey Heim |  | DAR
23 |  | GLN
13 |  | MAR
11 |
Parker Chase |  | COA
18 |
Brian Brown |  | KNX
8 |
Derek Griffith |  | GTW
26 |
Dylan Lupton |  | DAR
31 |
2022 | Corey Heim | DAY
32 |  | ATL
1 |  | DAR
23 | KAN
33 | TEX
7 |  | GTW
1 |  | NSH
33 | MOH
26 | POC
4 | IRP
5 | RCH
5 | KAN
7 | BRI
10 | TAL
26 | HOM
5 | PHO
7 |  | 7th  | 2262
Kyle Busch |  | LVS
2 |  | COA
3 | MAR
3 |  | CLT
7 |  | SON
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Buddy Kofoid |  | BRI
27 |  | KNX
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2023 | Jack Wood | Chevy | DAY
27 |  | ATL
10 |  | TEX
9 |  | CLT
18 | GTW
29 | NSH
30 | MOH
31 |  | IRP
18 |  | KAN
16 | BRI
36 | TAL
14 | HOM
12 | PHO
27 |  | 10th  | 2105
Kyle Busch |  | LVS
1* |  | COA
2  |  | MAR
3  | KAN
7  |  | POC
1  |
William Byron |  | BRD
3 |  | DAR
4 | NWS
11 |
Matt Mills |  | RCH
5 |  | MLW
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### Truck No. 54 history[edit]

Darrell Wallace Jr.'s 2013 truck

Bubba Wallace (2013–2014)

In 2013, Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. ran the full season in the No. 54 Toyota with sponsorship from ToyotaCare and Camping World/Good Sam Club. Wallace won his first race at Martinsville Speedway in the Kroger 200, and would finish 8th in points.[62]

In 2014, Wallace ran his second full-time season in the No. 54. In June, Wallace won the Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park. Three weeks later, he battled Kyle Larson and Ron Hornaday Jr. for the win at Eldora Speedway. Wallace Jr. held off a hard charging Larson, who wrecked his car trying to catch him, and beat Hornaday by a 5.489-second margin to win the second annual Mudsummer Classic.[63] Wallace switched to the No. 34 for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville in tribute to Wendell Scott,[64] and led the most laps en route to his second straight victory in the race. Wallace won his final race with KBM, the season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway, beating Larson again to earn his first non-short track victory.[65] Wallace's four wins along with nine top fives and 14 top tens led to a third-place finish in points.[62]

Multiple Drivers (2015)

Former ARCA Racing Series rookie of the year and Joe Gibbs Racing development driver Justin Boston signed to run the full 2015 season in the No. 54.[18][66] After nine races and while sitting 12th in the points standings, Boston left the team.[27] Initial reports stated that Boston and KBM parted ways due to lack of performance and requests for internal changes by Boston not being met.[27] A later report, however, stated that KBM released Boston due to sponsor Zloop breaching its agreement with the team. The company had initially signed on to be the primary sponsor, but only appeared in two races.[66][67] KBM would later sue Boston and Zloop (owned by Boston's father) for $4.025 million in defaulted payments.[68][69] Boston was replaced by Toyota development driver Christopher Bell at Kentucky,[27] where he was involved in a crash. In his next start, however, Bell battled with rookie Bobby Pierce at Eldora Speedway and won the race after a Green White Checkered finish. It was the second consecutive Eldora win for the No. 54 team.[70][71] Matt Tifft drove the truck at Pocono, finishing eighth. JGR development driver Cody Coughlin was signed to drive the truck at Michigan, with backing from family sponsor JEGS.[72] Kyle Busch drove the 54 at Bristol. Gray Gaulding drove the No. 54 in three races, with sponsorship from Krispy Kreme.[73]

#### Truck No. 54 results[edit]

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12 | MAR
5 | CAR
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7 | CLT
27 | DOV
10 | TEX
6 | KEN
28 | IOW
8 | ELD
7 | POC
7 | MCH
21 | BRI
28 | MSP
4 | IOW
5 | CHI
11 | LVS
5 | TAL
17 | MAR
1* | TEX
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2014 | DAY
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2 | KAN
15 | CLT
26 | DOV
16 | TEX
10 | GTW
1* | KEN
2 | IOW
13 | ELD
1* | POC
8 | MCH
11* | BRI
2 | MSP
12 | CHI
6 | NHA
2 | LVS
2* | TAL
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26 | PHO
6 | HOM
1 |  | 4th  | 799
34  |  | MAR
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29 | ATL
16 | MAR
10 | KAN
7 | CLT
9 | DOV
25 | TEX
8 | GTW
27 | IOW
11 |  | 13th  | 712
Christopher Bell |  | KEN
17 | ELD
1* |  | LVS
14 | TAL
13 |  | TEX
8 |  | HOM

Matt Tifft |  | POC
8 |  | CHI
9 |  | PHO
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Cody Coughlin |  | MCH
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Kyle Busch |  | BRI
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11 |  | NHA
10 |  | MAR
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### Truck No. 56 history[edit]

Part Time (2010)

The 2010 season started with Tayler Malsam in the No. 56 Toyota Tundra. Early in the season after seven races, it was announced that Malsam was signed by Braun Racing to take over in their No. 10 Toyota in the Nationwide Series. With no driver or sponsorship, the No. 56 team shut down immediately.[2]

#### Truck No. 56 results[edit]

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13 | TEX | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM |  |

## ARCA Menards Series[edit]

### Car No. 18 history[edit]

In 2022, KBM fielded the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Sammy Smith and Drew Dollar in the ARCA Series.

## ARCA Menards Series East[edit]

### Car No. 18 history[edit]

In 2022, KBM fielded the No. 18 Toyota Camry full time for Sammy Smith.

## ARCA Menards Series west[edit]

### Car No. 18 history[edit]

In 2022, Sammy Smith drove the No. 18 Toyota Camry at season opener and season ending both at Phoenix. Smith won the season ending.

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Kyle Busch Motorsports

Years active|

2010–2023

Personnel|

* Kyle Busch
* Samantha Busch

Former drivers|

* Christopher Bell
* Johnny Benson Jr.
* Greg Biffle
* Scott Bloomquist
* Justin Boston
* Brian Brown
* Harrison Burton
* William Byron
* Kurt Busch
* Kyle Busch
* Parker Chase
* Cody Coughlin
* Joey Coulter
* Spencer Davis
* Drew Dollar
* Christian Eckes
* Gray Gaulding
* David Gilliland
* Todd Gilliland
* Noah Gragson
* Derek Griffith
* Chad Hackenbracht
* Denny Hamlin
* Corey Heim
* Riley Herbst
* Drew Herring
* Brian Ickler
* Brandon Jones
* Erik Jones
* Kasey Kahne
* Parker Kligerman
* Gary Klutt
* Jason Leffler
* Raphaël Lessard
* Dylan Lupton
* Tayler Malsam
* David Mayhew
* Matt Mills
* John Hunter Nemechek
* Chase Purdy
* Germán Quiroga
* Kimi Räikkönen
* Josh Richards
* Brian Scott
* Logan Seavey
* Chandler Smith
* Sammy Smith
* Myatt Snider
* Daniel Suárez
* Alex Tagliani
* Matt Tifft
* Martin Truex Jr.
* Bubba Wallace
* Jack Wood

NASCAR Truck Series Championships|

| Drivers' Championship|

* 2015 (E. Jones)
* 2017 (Bell)

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Owners' Championship|

* 2010 (No. 18)
* 2013 (No. 51)
* 2014 (No. 51)
* 2015 (No. 4)
* 2016 (No. 9)
* 2017 (No. 4)
* 2019 (No. 51)

ARCA Menards Series East Championships|

* 2022 (S. Smith)

Buyouts and mergers|

* Spire Motorsports
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Spire Motorsports

Headquarters: Mooresville, North Carolina

Personnel|

* Spire Sports + Entertainment
* Jeff Dickerson
* T. J. Puchyr
* Doug Duchardt
* Joey Dennewitz
* Mike Greci
* Kevin Manion
* Peter Sospenzo
* Steve Letarte

NASCAR Cup Series|

| Drivers|

* (7) Corey LaJoie
* (71) Zane Smith
* (77) Carson Hocevar

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Crew chiefs|

* (7) Ryan Sparks
* (71) Stephen Doran
* (77) Luke Lambert

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series|

| Drivers|

* (77) Chase Purdy
* (TBA) Kyle Busch / TBA

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Crew chiefs|

* (77) Jason Trinchere
* (TBA) TBA

Former drivers|

* Justin Allgaier
* Marco Andretti
* Stanton Barrett
* Josh Berry
* Josh Bilicki
* Alex Bowman
* William Byron
* Rajah Caruth
* Landon Cassill
* Ross Chastain
* Jonathan Davenport
* James Davison
* Ty Dillon
* Chase Elliott
* Stewart Friesen
* Joey Gase
* Justin Haley
* Austin Hill
* Timmy Hill
* Quin Houff
* Blake Jones
* D. J. Kennington
* Derek Kraus
* Carson Kvapil
* Kyle Larson
* Dylan Lupton
* B. J. McLeod
* Jamie McMurray
* Ben Rhodes
* Layne Riggs
* Mike Rockenfeller
* Garrett Smithley
* Reed Sorenson
* J. J. Yeley

Partnerships and affiliations|

* Bret Holmes Racing
* Hendrick Motorsports
* JR Motorsports
* Rev Racing
* The Money Team Racing
* Trackhouse Racing

Buyouts and mergers|

* Furniture Row Racing
* Kyle Busch Motorsports
* Leavine Family Racing

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Busch racing family

First generation|

* Tom Busch

Second generation|

* Kurt Busch
* Kyle Busch

Teams|

* Kyle Busch Motorsports

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