Shockwaves were sent through the NASCAR garage on Wednesday with the sale of Kyle Busch Motorsports to Spire Motorsports.  The sale includes all assets of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team and Rowdy Manufacturing’s chassis operation and CNC machine shop.

Kyle Busch Motorsports debuted in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2010 and has become the winningest organization in series history, with 100 wins between 18 drivers.  KBM also holds the record for most owners championships with seven, along with its two driver championships (Erik Jones in 2015 and Christopher Bell in 2017).

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“When we started the Truck Series team back in 2010, I never imagined that we would be able to win 100 races with 18 different drivers and that one day I’d be racing in the Cup Series alongside so many of the drivers that I once mentored at KBM,” Busch said in a statement. “I owe a lot of gratitude to so many people, starting with Samantha and my family for believing in this dream that I had. It took countless hours by so many amazing people to make KBM the winningest team in Truck Series history. I will always appreciate everyone that walked through the doors and gave their all to make this such a successful organization. Not only has it been the people that were employed here, but it’s also the families that supported them while they worked long hours and traveled on the weekend sacrificing time at home and missing family events. And I certainly can’t say enough thanks to Toyota for the first 13 years of support and to Chevrolet for stepping up to the plate this year. Due to their commitment and that of our great sponsors, we’ve been able to compete at the highest levels and hang a lot of banners.

“I’m at a different point in my life now than I was back in 2010. My family has grown, my Cup Series team changed this year and our son’s racing schedule has become as demanding as my own. It’s important to me to be able to spend more time with my family and my No. 8 team at Richard Childress Racing. It’ll be hard to walk away from the amazing facility that we’ve built. I’ll miss walking the shop floor talking with our employees, hosting our fan days in the lobby and spending countless hours there ensuring its success. However, I know at this point in my life and in my career that this is the correct decision.”

Along with the 100 Truck Series wins, KBM also picked up one NASCAR Xfinity Series win with Kurt Busch, 12 wins in ARCA and an ARCA Menards Series East championship with Sammy Smith.

KBM also had a major presence in pavement Super Late Model racing after forming in 2007.  The team won the Snowball Derby and Winchester 400 four times each with Busch and Erik Jones.  Busch also won the Oxford 250, Winter Showdown, Redbud 400, and other marquee races himself while the team also scored wins in other major Super Late Model races like the All American 400, Rattler 250, and US Short Track Nationals with TJ Reaid, Christopher Bell, Raphael Lessard, and others.