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Kyle Busch's Two NASCAR Cup Championships at Homestead
Kyle Busch won two NASCAR Cup championships at Homestead-Miami Speedway, in 2015 and 2019.
In 2015, he missed the season's first 11 races while recovering from a broken leg suffered in a crash at Daytona.
He returned to win four races in five weeks and reached the championship finale.
Busch took the lead with seven laps left and beat Kevin Harvick by 1.5 seconds to claim the 2015 title.
In 2019, he won the Homestead race and championship after fellow Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin had pit-road problems.
He became the first driver to win two titles under NASCAR's elimination playoff format.
Busch died in May at age 41, and seven of his 234 career NASCAR national-series wins came at Homestead.
Kyle Busch won NASCAR Cup Series championships at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2015 and 2019.
In 2015, he returned from a broken leg and won the title in the season finale by 1.5 seconds over Kevin Harvick.
In 2019, Busch won the Homestead race and championship after teammates Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin encountered pit road problems.
The article revisits the two title drives as part of a series remembering Busch.
- Who
- Kyle Busch won both NASCAR Cup Series championships.
- What
- He won the Cup titles at Homestead in 2015 and 2019.
- When
- The title wins came in 2015 and 2019. The article was published on November 8, 2026.
- Where
- Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Why
- The article revisits Busch’s championship drives as part of a series remembering him.
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Busch suffered a broken leg in a NASCAR O'Reilly crash at Daytona.
After missing the first 11 races and winning four races during the summer, Busch reached the Homestead finale and won the Cup championship.
Busch won the Homestead race and his second Cup championship.
- Cup titles at Homestead
- 2: 2015 and 2019
- 2015 title margin
- 1.5 seconds over Kevin Harvick
- 2015 races missed
- First 11 races of the season
- 2019 Championship 4
- Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin
- Homestead Cup record
- 21 starts and 2 wins
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