NASCAR: 5 drivers who could retire after Jimmie Johnson

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - SEPTEMBER 10: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Mobil 1/Rush Truck Centers Ford, Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford, Aric Almirola, driver of the #10 Smithfield Ford, Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, pose for a photo with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series trophy after making the playoffs following the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on September 10, 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Global Poker Chevrolet (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /

Kurt Busch

Kurt Busch currently drives the #1 Chevrolet Camaro for Chip Ganassi Racing and has done so since the start of the 2019 season. At 41 years old, Busch recently signed a new contract with Chip Ganassi Racing that runs through the 2021 season.

This contract was signed in early November, ending the speculation that the Las Vegas, Nevada native would retire after 2019 before the season ended.

2019 was a kind of a rebirth year for Busch. In 2019, he recorded 18 top 10 finishes, six of which were top five finishes. Along with those stats, Busch was able to beat younger brother Kyle in an overtime photo finish at Kentucky in mid-July.

That win helped Busch qualify for the playoffs, although after some sub-par runs and some incidents out of his own doing, he was eliminated following the round of 16.

Expect these next two years to be the last two years of Busch’s career. He does not have too much left to prove as a driver in NASCAR’s top series. He won the Cup Series championship back in 2004 and has 31 career wins to his name. He will look to add some more wins and maybe a championship before he goes into retirement, but likely not beyond 2021.

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