Top 25 Kurt Busch Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “I guess good things come to those who wait.”

— Kurt Busch

2. “It’s better sometimes to be lucky than good.”

— Kurt Busch

3. “Dale Earnhardt told me it doesn’t matter if fans boo or cheer, as long as they’re making noise.”

— Kurt Busch

4. “I am grateful to Penske Racing for six very productive years. Together we won a lot of races – 16 in all. I’m proud that we won on a variety of tracks.”

— Kurt Busch

5. “I’m technologically challenged, so I finally hooked up Bluetooth in my truck so I can talk going down the road.”

— Kurt Busch

6. “I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.”

— Kurt Busch

7. “You think I’m a pretty good race car driver? Wait until you see my brother. He’s the best driver in the family.”

— Kurt Busch

8. “I know where my priorities lie.”

— Kurt Busch

9. “I’m on probation, so I can’t even pick my nose the right way.”

— Kurt Busch

10. “That’s what I try to do each and every week is give my best effort and not give up, no matter what comes at us.”

— Kurt Busch

11. “Leaving a great organization and a lucrative contract is not easy, but it allows me to take a deep breath and work on things that can make me a better driver and a better person.”

— Kurt Busch

12. “Is my strike zone bigger than others? Yeah. It might be bigger than others, but I don’t have a problem with it.”

— Kurt Busch

13. “This 51 Phoenix Racing team, I love them to death. They’ve got my back, I’ve got theirs.”

— Kurt Busch

14. “I wouldn’t say it came easy, but I understood how to win and I determined how I could do it.”

— Kurt Busch

15. “James Finch is exactly what I’m looking for, as far as getting back into the race car to have fun.”

— Kurt Busch

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16. “Over the Thanksgiving holiday I took time to reflect on what is most important to me and realized I need to find a way to put the fun back into racing.”

— Kurt Busch

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17. “There wouldn’t be any way I could have jumped into Cup with the success I had without the truck series. I wish I had more time to spend there. There are so many things the truck teaches you about aerodynamics, the professional ranks of racing, and working with a professional team.”

— Kurt Busch

18. “My father instilled in me a love for racing.”

— Kurt Busch

19. “I’ve been fined probably more than any driver, and I’ve probably paid it out of my own pocket more than any driver.”

— Kurt Busch

20. “There are going to be little victories that we claim, even if it’s finishing 15th and putting the car back in hauler without a scratch on it.”

— Kurt Busch

21. “James Finch has always had pretty stout cars for the restrictor-plate races and I know we’ll be very competitive at Daytona.”

— Kurt Busch

22. “You know, its just a matter of working through the pitfalls sometimes and working through the challenges that lie ahead.”

— Kurt Busch

23. “I also appreciate the lasting friendships I’ve made while working with our great sponsors through the years, including Miller Lite, Shell and Dodge.”

— Kurt Busch

24. “There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.”

— Kurt Busch

25. “You really don’t put a value on your first win, it is priceless no matter where you are.”

— Kurt Busch

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26. “It was such a dramatic escalator that I was on. It was at 90 degrees. I was going straight up like a rocket ship into space. And I was thrown in with the sharks. They said sink or swim in this Cup deal.”

— Kurt Busch

27. “The Daytona 500 is a big race, and Darlington is just as big of an event, and a lot of people get excited for it.”

— Kurt Busch

28. “Each driver has their own identity and from one week to another, normally it stays the same.”

— Kurt Busch