- Kurt earned his big break with tragedy. Chris Trickle was shot in a mysterious way and was killed. The Star Nursery team looked for a new driver to replace Trickle in the #70 team. Kurt drove for the team and won the 1999 AutoZone Elite Division Southwest Series championship.
- His rookie season was 2001.
- During a race in 2007, after crashing with Tony Stewart, Kurt pulled up beside Tony's car on a pit road and almost ran over one of Tony's crew members. He was suspended from the next race and fined $100,000.
- In 2005, Kurt was pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving and cited for reckless driving.
- Kurt enjoys jet skiing, snow skiing and riding four wheelers.
- Kurt loves Italian food.
- His favorite musical group is Metallica.
- Kurt was the Nevada Dwarf Car Rookie of the Year in 1994.
- As of 2007, he lives in Concord, NC.
- His younger brother Kyle became his crew chief for his Dwarf car team.
- His total winnings for 2006 were $5,681,655.
- Kurt is a big fan of the Chicago Cubs.
- Kurt is currently 9th in the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup standings. (5/6/07)
- Kurt was named an honorary deputy for Maricopa County in Arizona.
- Kurt finished 16th in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup standings.
- Kurt won the pole for the 2006 Dodge/Save Mart 350.
- Kurt finished 2nd place at Pocono 500 in 2006.
- Kurt weighs 150 pounds.
- Kurt is 5'11" tall.
- His current crew chief as of 2006 is Roy McCauley.
- Kurt has 14 NASCAR Cup wins.
- Kurt made his first NASCAR cup start at Dover International Speedway as a 22 year old in 2000.
- He had surgery on his ears between the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
- He won the IROC championship in 2003.
- Kurt finished 39th at the 2006 Coca-Cola 600.
- He finished 38th at the 2006 Daytona 500.
- His first cup victory came at Bristol Motor Speedway at the Food City 500 in 2002. He took the lead from nemesis Jimmy Spencer with 45 laps to go.
- Kurt had a nasty relationship with former cup driver Jimmy Spencer. The tension reached a peak at the end of the GFS Marketplace 400 in 2003, where Spencer rammed into Busch's rear bumper and then allegedly punched Kurt in the nose.
- Kurt married Eva Bryan on July 27, 2006.
- He was ranked third on GQ's February 2006 list of ten most hated athletes. The top two were Terrell Owens and Barry Bonds.
- Kurt drove for Roush racing from 2001-2005.
- Kurt has won at Bristol Motor Speedway 5 times.
- He was rookie of the year runner-up in 2001, behind rival Kevin Harvick.
- He was cited for reckless driving in November 2005 and was suspended by Roush Racing for the last two races of that season.
- He won the 2006 Food City 500.
- His younger brother Kyle also races in the NASCAR Nextel Cup.
- As of 2007, he drives the Miller Lite #2 car for Penske Racing South.
- He used to drive a Ford 97 car.
- Kurt won the NASCAR Nextel Cup in 2004, edging out Jimmie Johnson by just eight points.
- Kurt finished the 2005 racing season 10th in the Nextel Cup Series Points.
- Kurt: You really dont put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.
- Kurt: Each driver has their own identity and from one week to another, normally it stays the same. I feel comfortable around every driver out there and each driver is in charge of their own car, but you feel very secure racing the competition out there.
- Kurt: I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.
