Kyle Busch’s career, once the standard for “never give up,” has lately shown strain under the weight of high expectations and slipping results. In 2024, he broke his 19-year win streak, the longest active streak in NASCAR history, ending a run of at least one win per season since 2005. As 2025 rolls on, the glimpses of Busch’s old dominance have been few and far between. He remains winless, extending the drought past 60 races. At Circuit of The Americas, he led 42 laps and seemed poised for a breakthrough, only to finish fifth after late fading.
He’s found some road course speed (COTA, Chicago, Sonoma) but has been inconsistent at intermediate and short tracks, especially at places like Martinsville, where with RCR, he has yet to finish better than 16th in multiple starts. The result: t