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2005 CUP SERIES ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

2005 marked Busch’s first full season in the Cup Series. He picked up two wins to go with nine Top 5 and 13 Top 10 finishes. He ended up 20th in the season rankings. The next-closest rookie was Travis Kvapil, who finished thirteen spots behind Busch in the rankings. Busch picked up a pole in just the second race of the season at Auto Club Speedway, then picked up another second-place finish the very next week. He finished runner-up to Jimmie Johnson and just ahead of his brother Kurt at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his home track. Also included in those nine Top 5s were two more second-place finishes, both times at Dover Motor Speedway. Among Busch’s two Cup Series wins was a hard-fought battle with Greg Biffle at Phoenix Raceway in the second-to-last race of the season. All this success made Busch an easy choice for Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

Kyle Busch beats Greg Biffle for his second career win.

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