Kyle Busch Motorsports
Introduction '''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 The Kyle Busch Motorsports race shop in Mooresville, North CarolinaKyle Busch Motorsports in MooresvilleKBM 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.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. 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. Benson would also be limited to a part-time schedule with KBM and Ballew, and Malsam's team ceased operations after only seven races.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.In 2011, KBM made its first foray into the then-Nationwide Series (now NASCAR Xfinity Series) in conjunction with NEMCO Motorsports. 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.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 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.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.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.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.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.
Nationwide Series 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.===Car No. 54 history===''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. Kyle ran 22 races while Kurt ran 11.The team struggled in its initial year, winning only one race with Kurt at Richmond. 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.==== Car No. 54 results ==== 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 DAY18 PHO11 LVS33 BRI17 CAL8 TAL2* CLT3 DAY23 NHA28 CHI27 IND22*  GLN6 CGV10 BRI3 '''ATL'''7 CHI2 DOV5 CLT4 KAN6 '''TEX'''3 PHO4 '''HOM'''2* 8th 1122 Kurt Busch TEX30 RCH1 DAR8 IOW5 DOV4 MCH3 ROA8 KEN2 IOW17 RCH3 KEN28===Car No. 77 history===;Parker Kligerman (2013)Parker Kligerman in 2013For 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. 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.==== Car No. 77 results ==== 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 DAY5 PHO19 LVS30 BRI9 CAL4 TEX12 RCH11 TAL6 DAR15 CLT9 DOV11 IOW14 MCH25 ROA3 KEN16 DAY18 NHA20 CHI6 IND18 IOW16 GLN6 MOH13 BRI35 ATL16 RCH36 CHI8 KEN29 DOV7 KAN7 CLT9 TEX13 PHO12 HOM7 13th 993
Craftsman Truck Series The Kyle Busch Motorsports race shop floor===Truck No. 4 history===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.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.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. 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, but was replaced by Raphaël Lessard in 2020.;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 2021In 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. 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. ;Chase Purdy (2023)Chase Purdy in the No. 4 at Daytona International Speedway in 2023Chase 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.==== Truck No. 4 results ====Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 4YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223Pts2015Erik Jones4ToyotaDAY2ATL7MAR3'''KAN'''11*CLT2*DOV3'''TEX'''15''GTW''23*'''IOW'''1*KEN2*ELD4'''POC'''10MCH3BRI6MSP1CHI6NHA7LVS9TAL4MAR10TEX1*'''PHO'''9*HOM61st8992016Christopher BellDAY16ATL26MAR19KAN4DOV3CLT8TEX32IOW9GTW1KEN4ELD2POC10BRI7*MCH24MSP5CHI4NHA2LVS6TAL6MAR4TEX11PHO7HOM84th40252017DAY8'''ATL'''1*MAR3*'''KAN'''4'''CLT'''3DOV25TEX1*GTW6IOW5*KEN1*ELD9POC1MCH2BRI7MSP26CHI3NHA1*LVS2*'''TAL'''2MAR8TEX3'''PHO'''8*HOM21st40352018David Gilliland'''DAY'''2111th744Kyle Busch'''ATL'''21*KAN2Spencer DavisLVSTodd GillilandMARDOVCLTTEXIOWGTWCHIKENELDPOCMCHBRIMSPLVSTAL'''MAR'''TEXPHOHOM2019DAYATLLVSMARTEXDOVKANCLT'''TEX'''IOWGTWCHIKENPOCELDMCHBRIMSPLVSTALMARPHOHOM12th7232020Raphaël LessardDAY20LVS30CLT15ATL18HOM11POC37KEN13TEX12KAN16KAN11MCH7DAY3DOV19GTW6DAR6RCH26BRI18LVS20TAL1KAN33TEX4MAR20PHO513th5632021John Hunter NemechekDAY7DAY3LVS1*''ATL''3''BRI''39RCH1*''KAN''5''DAR''8*COA12CLT1*TEX1*NSH10POC1KNX11GLN2GTW22DAR2BRI3''LVS''33TAL4''MAR''39PHO73rd40302022DAY24*'''LVS'''25ATL24COA2MAR4BRI3'''DAR'''1*'''KAN'''6'''TEX'''6 CLT3 GTW35 SON8 KNX2 NSH9 MOH28 POC3 IRP10* RCH2 '''KAN'''1 BRI12 '''TAL'''24 HOM35 PHO4 5th 2285 2023 Chase PurdyChevy DAY17 LVS8 ATL7 COA27 TEX2 BRD28 MAR10 KAN33 DAR32 NWS8CLT16 GTW5 NSH6 MOH13 POC18 RCH22 IRP14 MLW6 '''KAN'''14 BRI8 '''TAL'''28 HOM10 PHO3 11th 582===Truck No. 9 history===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. After the release of Justin Boston, however, Bell moved to the No. 54 truck at Kentucky and the No. 52 did not run.At Phoenix in November, William Byron made his debut in a fourth KBM truck numbered 9, with sponsorship from Liberty University. 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.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. 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 ====Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 9YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223Pts 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 PHO31 HOM 2016 DAY13 ATL32 MAR3 KAN1 ''DOV''11* ''CLT''10 TEX1 IOW1* GTW17* KEN1* ELD14 ''POC''1* BRI4 MCH4 MSP10 CHI30 '''NHA'''1* LVS5 TAL10 MAR8 TEX6 '''PHO'''27* '''HOM'''1 1st 4032===Truck No. 15 history===;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. The efforts were sponsored by Perky Jerky, 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. 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. Richards finished 29th in his debut, then 21st at Atlanta.==== Truck No. 15 results ====Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 15YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425Pts 2011 Kimi Räikkönen 15 Toyota DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT15 KAN TEX Josh Richards KEN29 IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI ATL21 CHI NHA KEN LVS TAL MAR TEX HOM===Truck No. 18 history===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. The team would lose its Miccosukee sponsorship prior to the season, 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.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. After nine starts and with a lone top-five finish to his credit, Leffler was released. 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. 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. 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.Coulter and Busch had a previous on-track altercation in 2011, leading to a physical encounter between Busch and team owner Richard Childress. 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.;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.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. 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 2017It 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. 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. ;Christian Eckes (2020)When Burton was promoted to Xfinity racing in 2020, Christian Eckes took over the No. 18.Eckes also went winless, finishing 8th in points. ;Chandler Smith (2021–2022)Chandler Smith in the No. 18 at Sonoma Raceway in 2022In 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.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.==== Truck No. 18 results ====Kyle Busch Motorsports Truck No. 18YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425Pts 2010 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota DAY22 ATL2  '''NSH'''1*  '''DOV'''16* '''CLT'''1*  MCH3 IRP2 '''BRI'''1* CHI1* KEN7* '''NHA'''1*  '''MAR'''2 TAL1 TEX1* PHO2 HOM1* Brian Ickler MAR3  KAN4 IOW13 GTY9 NSH8 DAR21 LVS7 Johnny Benson TEX10 Kasey Kahne POC2 2011 Kyle Busch DAY5 PHO1*  MAR2 '''NSH'''1* DOV1* CLT1 KAN6 KEN1* POC2 MCH25 BRI30 ATL3 CHI5 '''NHA'''1* TAL9  TEX33   Kasey Kahne DAR1* Brian Ickler TEX4  IOW14 KEN5 LVS28 Josh Richards NSH22 IRP22 Denny Hamlin MAR1* HOM2 2012 Jason Leffler DAY36 MAR8 CAR34 KAN18 CLT4  TEX6 KEN8 IOW6 CHI8 Brian Scott DOV13 BRI17 KEN5 MAR10  PHO1* Kurt Busch MCH9 TAL7 Kyle Busch ATL2* TEX4  HOM2 Drew Herring IOW7 David Mayhew LVS9 Denny Hamlin '''MAR'''6 2013 Joey Coulter DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM   2016 Cody Coughlin DAY31 ATL Kyle Busch MAR1* KAN DOV CLT2 TEX IOW GTW KEN30 ELD POC BRI MCH MSP CHI1* NHA LVS TAL  Harrison Burton MAR22 TEX Noah Gragson PHO16 HOM15 2017 DAY26 ATL15 MAR4 KAN28 CLT9 DOV9 '''TEX'''7 GTW9 '''IOW'''6 KEN5 ELD7 POC24 MCH7 BRI15 MSP2 CHI8 '''NHA'''15 LVS13 TAL14 MAR1 TEX10 PHO15 HOM18 12th 724 2018 DAY23 ATL2 LVS12 MAR5 '''DOV'''20 '''KAN'''1* CLT8 TEX10 IOW2 GTW10* '''CHI'''4 '''KEN'''8* ELD6  MCH4* BRI9 MSP9* '''LVS'''18 TAL13 MAR7 TEX10 '''PHO'''2 HOM3 2nd 4034 Erik Jones POC2 2019 Harrison Burton DAY18 ATL8 LVS5 MAR11 TEX31 DOV3 KAN10 CLT11 TEX5 IOW3 GTW16 CHI4 KEN3 POC3 ELD31 MCH11 BRI23 MSP21 LVS9 TAL11 MAR18 PHO7 HOM13 13th 707 2020 Christian Eckes DAY22 LVS23 CLT14 ''ATL''3 HOM8 POC33 KEN6 TEX2 ''KAN''13 KAN2 MCH2 DRC12 DOV11 GTW32 DAR5 RCH18 BRI12 LVS8 TAL18 KAN6 TEX25 MAR4 PHO4 9th 2238 2021 Chandler Smith DAY9* DRC12 LVS19 ATL35 BRD34 RCH4 KAN11 DAR27 COA33 CLT6 TEX5 NSH13* POC25 KNX2* GLN40 GTW28 DAR7 BRI1 LVS35 TAL19 MAR4 '''PHO'''1 12th 576 2022 DAY21 LVS1* ''ATL''4 COA5 MAR6 BRD19 DAR21 KAN4 TEX8 CLT8 GTW3 SON5 KNX13 NSH15 MOH6 POC1* IRP18 RCH1* KAN6 BRI9* TAL14 HOM10 PHO3 3rd 4034===Truck No. 46 history===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. 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 ====YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223Pts 2017 Todd Gilliland 46 Toyota DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV20 TEX GTW IOW MAR5 TEX PHO HOM   Kyle Busch KEN6 ELD POC MCH '''BRI'''1* MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL 2018 Brandon Jones DAY ATL LVS MAR DOV KAN CLT3 TEX Christian Eckes IOW8 GTW28 CHI KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP MAR9 TEX PHO9 HOM Riley Herbst LVS29 TAL 2019 Raphaël Lessard DAY ATL LVS MAR14 TEX DOV11 BRI12 MSP LVS TAL MAR Riley Herbst KAN9 CLT TEX IOW15 Chandler Smith GTW4 CHI KEN POC ELD MCH PHO3 HOM===Truck No. 51 history===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.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. 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. Dollar General sponsored the truck at Kentucky, Bristol, and Chicagoland with Busch driving and at Phoenix with Jones driving. 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). 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.For 2016, Suárez split the ride with Cody Coughlin, with the two drivers slated to contest a minimum of 10 races each. 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 2019In 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. It was later announced that Harrison Burton would run six races and Todd Gilliland in four. Myatt Snider contested eight races with Louisiana Hot Sauce as the primary sponsor. 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. 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. Busch scored the team's 100th win at Pocono.==== Truck No. 51 results ====YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425Pts 2011 Josh Richards51Toyota DAY PHO DAR MAR NSH DOV CLT KAN TEX KEN IOW NSH IRP POC MCH BRI17 ATL CHI KEN34 LVS TAL13 MAR28 TEX Germán Quiroga NHA16 HOM26 2012 DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL8 MAR TEX28 PHO24 HOM15 Denny Hamlin MAR1 2013 Kyle Busch DAY2 KAN27 CLT1* DOV1  KEN3MCH2 BRI1 CHI1*  TAL10  TEX28  HOM1 Erik Jones  MAR9 CAR9 IOW2 IOW9 PHO1* Chad Hackenbracht TEX26 POC15 MSP2 LVS17 Scott Bloomquist ELD25 Denny Hamlin '''MAR'''6 2014 Kyle Busch DAY1  '''KAN'''1* '''CLT'''1* '''DOV'''1* '''KEN'''1* MCH5 '''BRI'''24 MSP CHI1* TEX1*  HOM4 1st 857 Erik Jones  MAR18 TEX11 GTW23  IOW1* '''ELD'''29 POC6 MSP3  NHA7 LVS1 TAL6 MAR4  '''PHO'''1* 2015 Daniel Suárez DAY9 ATL4 MAR6 KAN6  DOV2 TEX2 KEN4 BRI30  CHI4 MAR16 TEX2 PHO4 HOM30 7th 774 Matt Tifft CLT8 GTW25 ELD21  MSP23  LVS19 TAL23 Christopher Bell IOW5 Kyle Busch POC1* MCH1* NHA11 2016 Daniel Suárez DAY28 ATL31 MAR18  DOV2 CLT23  IOW6  '''KEN'''11 BRI29 CHI11 MAR6 TEX5 PHO1 HOM6 13th 406 Cody Coughlin KAN27 TEX12 ELD19 POC13  MCH20 NHA20 LVS17 TAL31 Erik Jones GTW5 Gary Klutt MSP11 2017 Myatt Snider DAY10 TEX16 KEN16 CHI10  LVS28 TAL3  TEX12  HOM12 4th 4025 Kyle Busch  ATL26  KAN1* CLT1* POC25* MCH3*  Harrison Burton MAR13 DOV13 IOW11  ELD15 BRI18 MAR4 Todd Gilliland GTW21 MSP11 CHI NHA3 PHO7 2018 Spencer Davis DAY7 ATL13 TEX9 MCH22 7th 2238 Kyle Busch '''LVS'''1* CLT2 '''POC'''1* Harrison Burton MAR8 DOV5 '''IOW'''3 MSP13 MAR8 TEX6 PHO3* HOM11 Brandon Jones KAN9 CHI5 KEN4 LVS26 Riley Herbst GTW8 Logan Seavey ELD8 Christopher Bell '''BRI'''28 David Gilliland '''TAL'''3 2019 Christian Eckes '''DAY'''22 ''GTW''14* POC4 ELD6 MCH15 '''LVS'''3  '''MAR'''17  HOM3 1st 4034 Kyle Busch  ATL1* '''LVS'''1* MAR1* TEX1* CLT1* Brandon Jones DOV13 KAN5 CHI2 KEN23 PHO2 Greg Biffle TEX1 Chandler Smith ''IOW''8 BRI2 Alex Tagliani MSP2 Riley Herbst TAL3 2020 Riley Herbst '''DAY'''12 6th 2243 Kyle Busch LVS1* CLT2 ATL21* HOM1* TEX1* Brandon Jones POC1 KAN14 KAN8 MAR17 Chandler Smith KEN22 ''MCH''38  DOV20 GTW23 DAR23 RCH12 BRI5 LVS5 TAL3 ''KAN''5 TEX21  PHO3 Alex Tagliani DAY222021Drew Dollar DAY10 CLT20 TEX33 NSH24 BRI34 LVS24 TAL35 PHO1810th2090Parker Chase DAY23Kyle Busch LVS2 ATL1 RCH2 KAN1 POC2Martin Truex, Jr. BRI1Corey Heim DAR23 GLN13 MAR11Parker Chase COA18Brian Brown KNX8Derek Griffith GTW26Dylan Lupton DAR312022Corey Heim DAY32 ATL1 DAR23 KAN33 TEX7 GTW1 NSH33 MOH26 POC4 IRP5 RCH5 KAN7 BRI10 TAL26 HOM5 PHO77th2262Kyle Busch LVS2 COA3 MAR3 CLT7 SON1Buddy Kofoid BRI27 KNX112023 Jack Wood ChevyDAY27 ATL10 TEX9 CLT18 GTW29 NSH30 MOH31 IRP18 KAN16BRI36 TAL14 HOM12PHO27 10th 2105Kyle Busch '''LVS'''1* COA2 MAR3 KAN7 POC1William Byron BRD3 DAR4 NWS11 Matt Mills RCH5 MLW25===Truck No. 54 history===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.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. Wallace switched to the No. 34 for the Kroger 200 at Martinsville in tribute to Wendell Scott, 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. Wallace's four wins along with nine top fives and 14 top tens led to a third-place finish in points. ;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.After nine races and while sitting 12th in the points standings, Boston left the team. Initial reports stated that Boston and KBM parted ways due to lack of performance and requests for internal changes by Boston not being met. 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. KBM would later sue Boston and Zloop (owned by Boston's father) for $4.025 million in defaulted payments. Boston was replaced by Toyota development driver Christopher Bell at Kentucky, 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. 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. Kyle Busch drove the 54 at Bristol. Gray Gaulding drove the No. 54 in three races, with sponsorship from Krispy Kreme.==== Truck No. 54 results ====YearDriverNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223Pts 2013 Bubba Wallace 54 Toyota DAY12 MAR5 CAR27 KAN7 CLT27 '''DOV'''10 TEX6 KEN28 IOW8 ELD7 POC7 MCH21 BRI28 MSP4 IOW5 CHI11 LVS5 TAL17 MAR1* TEX7 PHO20 HOM15   2014 DAY26 MAR2 KAN15 CLT26 DOV16 TEX10 GTW1* KEN2 '''IOW'''13 ELD1* POC8 MCH11* BRI2 MSP12 CHI6 NHA2 LVS2* TAL9 TEX26 PHO6 HOM1 4th 799 34 '''MAR'''1* 2015 Justin Boston 54 DAY29 ATL16 MAR10 KAN7 CLT9 DOV25 TEX8 GTW27 IOW11 13th 712 Christopher Bell KEN17 ELD1* LVS14 TAL13  TEX8  HOM25 Matt Tifft  POC8 CHI9 PHO8 Cody Coughlin MCH20 Kyle Busch '''BRI'''2 Gray Gaulding MSP11  NHA10 MAR21===Truck No. 56 history===;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.==== Truck No. 56 results ====YearDriverNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425Pts 2010 Tayler Malsam 56 Toyota DAY17 ATL13 MAR14 NSH17 KAN22 DOV20 CLT13 TEX MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM
ARCA Menards Series ===Car No. 18 history===In 2022, KBM fielded the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Sammy Smith and Drew Dollar in the ARCA Series.
ARCA Menards Series East ===Car No. 18 history===In 2022, KBM fielded the No. 18 Toyota Camry full time for Sammy Smith.
ARCA Menards Series west ===Car No. 18 history===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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