Kurt Busch earns his first top 5 finish with 23XI Racing

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Kurt Busch finished 5th in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway.

The top 5 finish was Busch’s first top 5 for 23XI Racing, who he started racing for this season.

The 2004 NASCAR Cup Series champion has now earned a top 5 for every team he has raced full-time with in Cup: 23XI Racing, Chip Ganassi Racing (3 wins), Stewart-Haas Racing (6 wins), Furniture Row Racing (best finish: 2nd at Richmond and Kansas, Sept. and Oct. 2013), Phoenix Racing (Best finish: 3rd at Sonoma 2012), Team Penske (10 wins) and Roush-Fenway Racing (14 wins).