NASCAR Cup Series

Kyle Busch set to drive five 2017 Truck Series races

Published Dec. 20, 2016 6:48 p.m. ET

Joe Menzer

Kyle Busch is a driver who likes to stay busy.

That much has been obvious over his career, which has included a total of 170 wins across NASCAR's three national touring series.

Busch hopes to add to that list next season not only in the newly named Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, but also in the Camping World Truck Series -- where he already ranks second all-time with 46 wins. Hi own company, Kyle Busch Motorsports, announced Tuesday that the owner-driver will compete in five Truck Series events in 2017.

Busch's No. 51 Tundra will carry primary sponsorship from Textron Aviation, an aircraft industry leader that provides its customers with general aviation products. KBM will promote Textron Aviation's Cessna, Hawker and Beechcraft brands.

In 133 career starts in the Truck Series across 14 years, Busch has been victorious nearly 35 percent of the time he's lined up on the grid. The Las Vegas native collected two wins and three top-five finishes across four Truck Series starts in 2016. His 170 all-time combined NASCAR national series wins rank second only to NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty, who scored all 200 of his in what is now the Cup Series.

"We are very excited to have Textron Aviation and the Cessna, Hawker and Beechcraft brands as new partners for my five races in the Truck Series for 2017," Busch said. "Textron Aviation's commitment to multiple teams across multiple levels in NASCAR shows that they are a company that knows how to build successful programs and I'm looking forward to seeing our program take off at Atlanta."

Busch will make his 2017 Truck Series debut Saturday March 4 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and will also race May 12 at Kansas Speedway, May 20 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, July 29 at Pocono Raceway and Aug. 12 at Michigan International Speedway.

Last October, NASCAR announced new guidelines beginning in 2017 that restrict drivers like Busch who have five years or more experience in Cup from driving more than seven races total in the 23-race Truck Series season.

Announcements for the rest of the driver lineup that will share driving duties behind the wheel of the No. 51 Tundra with Busch are forthcoming, the organization said in a news release.