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The 2011 Kyle Busch #18 M&M'S® TOYOTA CAMRY is a 2011 NASCAR race car produced by Toyota. It appears in Gran Turismo 5 (as part of the Spec 2.0 update) and Gran Turismo 6.
In the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, Kyle Busch drove this car to four wins and finished 12th in the final standings (last place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup).
Description[]
"The colorful number 18 car in which Kyle Busch showed off his aggressive driving."
Kyle Busch is one of the most aggressive drivers in all of NASCAR, but that's part of his appeal.
Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, he is a high roller on the race track from start to finish - a fighter who always goes flat out for the lead. But what would you expect from somebody whose nickname is "No Fear?" No matter who is on-track opponents are, Busch will always challenge them, and his lack of fear in the "rubbin's racin'" philosophy—NASCAR speak for bumping an opponent at high speed—has caused major turmoil more than once. But that's just how this motor racing gambler likes it.
Kyle, whose older brother is the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Kurt Busch, began racing at age 13 and started participating part-time in the super truck series at 16. He is the youngest race winner ever in both NASCAR's Camping World Truck Series and the Nextel Cup Series (renamed Sprint Cup in 2008).
For the 2008 season, Bush moved from the Hendrick Motorsports team to Joe Gibbs Racing and immediately joined the ranks of the top drivers in NASCAR's top-tier racing series.
Equally good on all of the various tracks in NASCAR—superspeedways, intermediate and short ovals as well as the road courses—Kyle Busch is yet another young gun who should score his first series championship soon. In fact, in the highly-competitive Sprint Cup season of 2010, Kyle was neck and neck in the points with that year's eventual champion Jimmie Johnson until the very end.
Acquisition[]
Game | Purchase location | Credits | Other methods |
---|---|---|---|
Gran Turismo 5 ( ![]() |
Toyota Dealership (Lv. 21+) | 500,000 | --- |
Gran Turismo 6 | Recommended Cars | 500,000 | --- |
Trivia[]
- During the season, Busch was suspended from the AAA Texas 500 weekend and fined $50,000 for "actions detrimental to stock car racing" during a Camping World Truck Series race held the same weekend (WinStar World Casino 350K) when he deliberately collided against Truck Series regular Ron Hornaday. Due to sponsor pressure, he drove an Interstate Batteries livery for the rest of the season following the incident.
- Midway during the season, Toyota updated the headlight and taillight decal of the Camry to match a full model change of the road-going car. The updated light decals (also used in the 2012 season) is not featured in the games.