NASCAR Truck Series: Kyle Busch confirmed for five races in 2019

Kyle Busch has announced that he is set to compete in five races throughout the 2019 NASCAR Truck Series season, the same amount of races in which he competed in the 2018 season.

In addition to returning to the NASCAR Cup Series for his 15th consecutive season as a full-time driver in the 2019 season, Kyle Busch is set to return to the NASCAR Truck Series as a part-time driver for the 17th overall season and 16th consecutive season.

Busch, who owns Kyle Busch Motorsports, announced that he is set to compete in five races throughout the 23-race 2019 Truck Series season as the driver of the #51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota.

The #51 Toyota is set to carry primary sponsorship from Textron Aviation Inc., and it is set to promote the Cessna and Beechcraft brands of the general and business aviation company.

Here is what the 33-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada native had to say about the matter, according to NASCAR.

"“I’m thankful to Textron Aviation and the Cessna and Beechcraft brands for coming aboard the No. 51 Tundra for five races again this season. We’ve been able to celebrate with them in Victory Lane twice in each of the first two seasons of the sponsorship so we’ll see if we can top that number this year and if so, we’ll be starting it off with a historic one.“The Truck Series is always a lot of fun for me as a driver. And as an owner, it gives me the opportunity to work alongside the young drivers that we have at KBM to get a better understanding of what they are experiencing. From year to year rule changes affect the handling of the trucks. By continuing to be an active driver in the Truck Series I’m able to provide better feedback to our young drivers not only on the weekends I’m racing, but on the weekends when I’m coaching from atop the pit box as well.”"

The five races in which Busch is set to compete are among the season’s first eight races. He is set to compete in the second, third, fourth, fifth and eight races of the season.