The two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion and the most successful driver in NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series history will return to Spire Motorsports for a five-race CRAFTSMAN Truck Series campaign in 2025, starting with this weekend's FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Busch, 39, secured two CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victories for Spire Motorsports in 2024 and is the reigning winner of the FR8 208. Alongside his win last February at the fast-paced 1.54-mile suburban Atlanta quad-oval, Busch also claimed victory last April in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.
“With my long-standing relationship with Jeff (Dickerson) and having many of my former employees still involved with the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series teams at Spire Motorsports, it's exciting to jump back into their Chevy Silverados five times and work towards filling those trophy cases,” said Busch. “I still really enjoy being part of the process of evaluating their equipment and mentoring the young drivers in Spire’s lineup. It’s fun to try and accelerate their learning curve by sharing a few tips here and there.”
Busch will once again collaborate with crew chief Brian Pattie and the Spire Motorsports No. 7 team for two races, including Atlanta and later this season at Charlotte Motor Speedway (May 23). He will also drive the team’s No. 07 Chevy at North Wilkesboro Speedway (May 17), Nashville Superspeedway (May 30), and finally Watkins Glen International (August 8). Crew chief Allen Hart will oversee the No. 07 team’s efforts in 2025.
“My schedule will include some tracks where I’ve had a lot of success in the Truck Series, like Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville, but also two tracks that I’ve never raced at in a truck – North Wilkesboro and Watkins Glen,” added Busch. “So, I’m looking forward to hopefully adding a couple more tracks to the list of places where I’ve won throughout my Truck Series career.”
Busch is among the most accomplished drivers in NASCAR’s modern history. The Las Vegas native reached the Championship 4 for the Cup Series in five consecutive seasons from 2015-2019 and has won some of NASCAR’s most prestigious races, including the Brickyard 400 (2015 and 2016), Southern 500 (2008), and Coca-Cola 600 (2018). Busch enters the 2025 season with 63 wins in NASCAR’s premier division and is one of only two active multi-time champions.
In addition to his two Cup Series titles, he claimed the 2009 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship and is the all-time wins leader in that series (102) as well as the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (66). Busch also ranks first all-time among Truck Series drivers with an average finish of 6.5 and second all-time with 8,050 laps led.
Busch has made 58 starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway across all three of NASCAR’s national touring series. In 28 Cup Series races, the father of two has recorded two wins, 10 top-five, and 15 top-10 finishes. His record includes three Xfinity Series wins in 14 starts, 10 top fives, and 11 top 10s. In 14 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at the iconic Hampton, Ga., venue, Busch has achieved two poles, seven wins, 10 top-five, and 11 top-10 performances.
“I’m grateful to have Kyle back with our NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team this year,” said Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. “Having one of the best drivers in NASCAR history in our equipment and in our shop makes everyone better. He won a couple last year with us, and we all know when he straps in that we have one goal, which is to add to the trophy case in the shop that, ironically, he built. I think people sometimes overlook how skilled Kyle is at working with young drivers and his ability to teach them. The standard he sets is one that both Rajah (Caruth) and Andres (Perez de Lara) can benefit from.”
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