NASCAR Veteran Kurt Busch to Make His 700th Career Start at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) veteran Kurt Busch will make his 700th beginning in the NCS on Sunday, July 5 at the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Busch will become the sixteenth driver in NASCAR history to arrive at the 700-start achievement.

Joining the series full-time in 2001, the Las Vegas local burst onto the scene with a vivacious character and forceful driving style that would rank him among the game’s ideal, winning the Series Championship in 2004. Busch has a long rundown of professional achievements. He keeps on being a serious ability into what his now is 21st year of racing in NASCAR’s top division.

The 2004 champ made his Cup Series debut at Dover Motor Speedway in 2000 with Roush Racing before turning into a full-time driver for the group in 2001. He had spells with Penske, Phoenix, Furniture Row, Stewart-Haas, and Chip Ganassi. He won 31 races, including the 2017 Dayton a 500.

“It is pretty special”: Kurt Busch on his 700th race start

In a statement, the Chip Ganassi driver says the achievement is pretty special to him. He said, “Twenty years at the top-tier of NASCAR is pretty special. I’ve been blessed to have had this opportunity; being able to have raced with a lot of great race teams over the years. It’s amazing how 700 adds-up so fast. Tons of great sponsors, great team owners, great crew guys, and great friends.”

He added, “I got into the sport at a young age. Where guys like Jeff Gordon cut the rope down for young guys like me to have an opportunity. It has been interesting to see the sport change so much over the last 20 years. I feel like I can connect easily to the past, yet still have an opportunity to teach some of the new kids.”

After that, he said, “I appreciate everyone that has provided me the opportunity to go out there and race. It has been fun, but there’s still more to accomplish!”

Some of the achievements of Kurt Busch include his first victory at Bristol in 2002, the 2010 All-Star Race, the 2010 Coca-Cola 600 race win, his first street course win at Sonoma in 2011, and the 2017 Daytona 500.

Busch as of now is tenth in the Cup Series point standings recording three top-five and nine top-10 completion in 15 beginnings this season.