Kyle Busch Takes NASCAR National Series Victory No. 100

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, poses by his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16 in Loudon, N.H. Busch's win at New Hampshire was his 49th Nationwide Series win and also his 100th win in NASCAR.

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, poses by his car in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 16 in Loudon, N.H. Busch's win at New Hampshire was his 49th Nationwide Series win and also his 100th win in NASCAR.

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In winning the New England 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch became the third driver with 100 NASCAR national series victories.

Busch also tied Mark Martin atop the all-time NASCAR Nationwide Series wins list, at 49.

The Las Vegas, Nev. native has won 22 times in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 49 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and 29 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Busch’s first win came in the 2004 NASCAR Nationwide Series event Richmond International Raceway, 12 days after his 19th birthday. He nabbed his 100th at the age of 26.

Here is the list of top winners in the three NASCAR national series (defined as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series):

NASCAR National Series Winners

Driver	Wins
Richard Petty	200
David Pearson	106
Kyle Busch	100
Dale Earnhardt	97
Darrell Waltrip	97
Mark Martin	96
Jeff Gordon	89
Bobby Allison	86
Cale Yarborough	83

Busch has won across NASCAR’s three national series at 25 different tracks, capturing wins in all three series at eight different tracks including NASCAR’s first three-race weekend sweep a year ago at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Busch ranks tied for 28th with Terry Labonte in NASCAR Sprint Cup career victories.

The 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion has won races in eight consecutive seasons in the series, including a record-breaking 13 victories in 2010.

In the NASCAR Camping World Truck, Busch ranks second to Ron Hornaday Jr., who has 48 wins.

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