{"id":42344,"date":"2026-02-09T19:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/kyle-busch-sets-sights-on-competing-in-full-truck-race-quota-at-spire-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:52:26","slug":"kyle-busch-sets-sights-on-competing-in-full-truck-race-quota-at-spire-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/02\/09\/kyle-busch-sets-sights-on-competing-in-full-truck-race-quota-at-spire-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Busch Sets Sights on Competing in Full Truck Race Quota at Spire in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spire Motorsports has revealed that Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, will be competing in eight races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) this year. Alongside Busch, Cup drivers Ross Chastain and Carson Josevar are set to take part in most of the Truck Series events while managing their regular Sunday Cup schedules.<\/p>\n<p>At 40 years old, Busch holds the record for the most wins in Truck Series history. In addition to his 63 victories in the Cup Series and 102 wins in the O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Series, he boasts a total of 67 wins on various tracks. His latest triumph came from a thrilling photo finish at Atlanta last year, driving for Spire Motorsports. This season, Busch will race in eight Truck Series events behind the wheel of the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado, with support from HendrickCars.com.<\/p>\n<p>Busch expressed enthusiasm about the recent changes to the \u201cKyle Busch Rule,\u201d which now allows him to compete in more races. \u201cI\u2019m excited to team up with Jeff Dickerson, Brian Patty, and everyone at Spire Motorsports to take part in eight races this season,\u201d he said. He added that while the team has celebrated wins at most venues, there remain a few tracks where they aim to secure victories. Busch and his partners, including Mr. H and HendrickCars.com, are committed to pursuing success throughout the schedule in their quest for more wins.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Busch\u2019s 2026 NCTS Race Schedule includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Echo Park Speedway (Atlanta) \u2013 February 21  <\/li>\n<li>Bristol Motor Speedway \u2013 April 10  <\/li>\n<li>Texas Motor Speedway \u2013 May 1  <\/li>\n<li>Dover Motor Speedway \u2013 May 15  <\/li>\n<li>Charlotte Motor Speedway \u2013 May 22  <\/li>\n<li>Nashville Superspeedway \u2013 May 29  <\/li>\n<li>North Wilkesboro Speedway \u2013 July 18  <\/li>\n<li>Richmond Raceway \u2013 August 14  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fan Take:<\/strong> Kyle Busch\u2019s increased presence in the Truck Series is a thrilling development for NASCAR fans, as his talent and experience often elevate the competition. This could also bring more attention and excitement to the Truck Series, helping to strengthen the sport\u2019s depth and showcase emerging tracks and talent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spire Motorsports has revealed that Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, will be competing in eight races in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) this year. Alongside Busch, Cup drivers Ross Chastain and Carson Josevar are set to take part in most of the Truck Series events while managing their regular Sunday Cup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[853],"tags":[114],"class_list":{"0":"post-42344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-nascar"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}