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started his career in NASCAR's top series driving in Craftsman Truck Series. He made a controversy when Jack Roush invited him to race in the (then) NASCAR Winston Cup Series, without any experience in the "junior" NASCAR Busch Grand National Series.

Busch began racing on the Winston Cup circuit in 2000, at the age of 21. As a rookie in 2000, Kurt Busch drove in 7 races, with no wins, top 5's, or top 10's for that matter. He finished 48th in the standings that year.

Kurt had his breakout year in 2001, driving 35 of 36 races with no wins, although Kurt collected 3 top 5's and 6 top 10's that year. He also got a pole qualifying position that year, at Darlington Raceway. Kurt finished 27th in the standings that year.

Kurt almost won the championship in 2002, getting four wins, 12 top 5s and 20 top 10s, with one pole. He finished 3rd in the standings that year. He also collected US$5,105,394.

Kurt had an up and down year in 2003, earning four wins, nine top 5s and 14 top 10s while finishing a disappointing 11th in the standings, although he collected US$5 million+ dollars again that year. However, his season was marred by an ongoing feud with fellow driver Jimmy Spencer . After some bumping at a race in MichiganMichigan International Speedway is a two-mile (3. 16 km) tri-oval superspeedway located off U. Highway 12 on more than 1,200 acres (5 km²) near Brooklyn, in the scenic Irish Hills area of southeastern Michigan. It is used for NASCAR and high-level open wh, Spencer bumped Busch with his car following the race and the two came to blows. Both drivers were fined and placed on probation for the rest of the year.

For 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, however, Busch had another great year, winning the Nextel Cup by 8 points over Jimmie JohnsonFor the former NFL coach and current television broadcaster, see Jimmy Johnson (football coach). For the Hall of Fame football player, see Jimmy Johnson (football player). Jimmie Johnson (born September 17, 1975 in El Cajon, California) is a NASCAR Nextel and 16 points over Jeff GordonDale Earnhardt Jr. battle for position at the EA Sports 500 in 2004. Jeff Gordon (born August 4, 1971 in Vallejo, California), a four-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion, drives the #24 Chevrolet Monte Carlo. His major sponsors include DuPont and Pepsi..