The fact is, there are 25 drivers with fewer Cup wins than Busch who are in the Hall of Fame. That should convince enough voters to put him in. Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports.

Kurt Busch headlines 2026 NASCAR Hall of Fame class as first-ballot honoree Updated May. 20, 2025 6:07 p.m. ET share Bob Pockrass ...

Busch, Gant and Hendrick — who will be inducted Jan. 23, 2026 — will join 67 others in the NASCAR Hall of Fame and represent the Hall’s 16th class.

Kurt Busch said he was in "race mode" again Tuesday, awaiting the anxious moment of hearing the Hall of Fame's call for the Class of 2026.

Busch, 46, won the NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2004, the first year the circuit went to a 10-race playoff format. The Las Vegas native won 34 times in his 20-plus-year Cup career, taking the ...

Busch and Gant both received 61% of the “modern era” ballot votes. Jeff Burton finished third, followed by Harry Hyde and Randy Dorton. Hendrick received 31% of the “pioneer” ballot votes.

Busch, Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick — all three former NASCAR Cup drivers — will comprise the 2026 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. "I've been through a lot, and to have this is a nice icing on the ...

Given his resume, Kurt Busch knew it was a matter of when, not if, he would be selected into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. “I’m very grateful and thankful that it happened this first time,” Busch ...

Busch and Gant both received 61% of the Modern Era ballot votes, which secured their places in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Jeff Burton finished third, followed by Harry Hyde and Randy ...

STEVE REED Associated Press May 20, 2025 May 20, 2025Updated May 22, 2025 0 1 of 3 Kurt Busch waves a flag from his Ford as he takes a victory lap after winning the 2004 Nextel Cup Championship on ...