NASCAR's active winless streaks heading into Kansas race, including Kyle Busch

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TL;DR

Kyle Busch's winless streak in the NASCAR Cup Series has surpassed 100 races, last winning on June 4, 2023. Despite starting strong in 2023, he has struggled to finish in the top-10 this season.

Key points

Kyle Busch's winless streak has surpassed 100 races.
He last won on June 4, 2023, at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Busch has not finished in the top-10 in the 2026 season.
His recent finishes include 28th, 21st, 24th, and 25th.
He has 63 NASCAR Cup Series wins, the most among active drivers.

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NASCAR's active winless streaks heading into Kansas race, including Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch's NACAR Cup Series winless streak crossed the 100-race plateau in March.

Busch started his Richard Childress Racing tenure with three wins over the first 16 races in 2023. He has not won since. He won at World Wide Technology Raceway in Illinois on June 4, 2023, before embarking on a winless streak that reached 101 races when he finished 25th at Bristol on April 12.

Busch, 40, has more NASCAR Cup Series wins (63) than any other active driver, but after winning the pole at the Daytona 500, he has not been in the top-10 in the 2026 season, with his last four finishes being 28th, 21st, 24th and 25th.

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Busch has struggled in his last three races at Kansas, finishing 21st in the spring and 19th in the fall of 2025, and 25th in the fall of 2024. He is currently 24th in the NASCAR Cup points standings, 46 points behind Shan van Gisbergen at 16th for the final Chase spot.

Kyle Larson's last NASCAR Cup win came at Kansas

Another NASCAR Cup champion, Kyle Larson, is also riding a lengthy winless drought. Larson ran well and led for 284 laps at Bristol, but extended his streak to 32 races by finishing third behind Ty Gibbs, who snapped his winless streak at 130 races, and Ryan Blaney.

Kansas is significant for the Hendrick Motorsports driver. His last win came there nearly a year ago on May 11, 2025.