Interstate Batteries is revved up for another action-packed year with Joe Gibbs Racing as Kyle Busch takes the wheel of the No. 18 Toyota Camry under the watchful eye of new crew chief Dave Rogers.

Prior to the final three Sprint Cup races of 2009 where Busch and Rogers worked together, the two are already familiar with each other as the talented 24-year-old Busch piloted the No. 20 JGR Toyota with Rogers as crew chief for three races in the 2008 Nationwide Series. In those races, these combined forces led 300 of the possible 503 laps and scored their first win together at Mexico City.

In 2009, Busch earned his first Nationwide Series championship, his first title in any of NASCAR’s top-three division, with a total of 5,682 points scored – the most ever by a Nationwide Series competitor and besting Carl Edwards by 210 points. His season-ending total of 2,698 laps led also broke the single season record while his 25 top-five finishes were the most since Jeff Green scored 25 top-fives in a 32-race season in 2000.

The 2009 season also saw 20 wins for Busch among NASCAR’s top-three series, and as of January 2010, he holds 62 wins among the top three divisions: Sprint Cup: 16, Nationwide Series: 30, Truck Series: 16. Busch finished 13th in 2009 Sprint Cup Series points with four wins, nine top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.

2009 ACHIEVEMENTS

• Led a record 2,698 laps this year in the Nationwide Series
• Had a record 11 second-place finishes in Nationwide
• Busch and former champion Sam Ard are the only two drivers to surpass 2,000 laps led in a season in Nationwide Series history
• Busch also topped the 4,000 laps-led mark in all three series
• With his Nationwide Series win at Charlotte last month, Busch broke a tie with Jeff Burton for fourth on the all- time Nationwide Series win list. He now sits two victories behind third-place Jack Ingram.