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Busch Beer and Busch Light are brands of beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev Brewing Company.


Busch Light logo

Busch Light logo

Currently, they are a Premier Partner of the NASCAR Cup Series, The official beer of NASCAR, The sponsor of the Pole Award, The sponsor of the Busch Clash at the Coliseum, and sponsor of the #1 Trackhouse Chevy of Ross Chastain.[1]

Busch has sponsored several teams and events in NASCAR through the years. They sponsored the #11 of Cale Yarborough for 1979 & 1980, the #32 of Dale Jarrett in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 1985, and sponsored Kevin Harvick from 2016 through 2023.

In 2020, they became a Premier Partner of the NASCAR Cup Series. They have sponsored the Pole Award from 1979-1997, 2004-2007 (in the NASCAR Busch Series), and from 2018. They have sponsored the Busch Clash from 1979-1997 and from 2020. They have also sponsored what is now known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 1984 to 2007; The ARCA Menards Series East from 1987 through 2007; and the O'Reilly All Star Series from 1985 through 1999.

Busch Beer has sponsored Cup races at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville (1979-1983), Bristol Motor Speedway (1980-1990), and Kansas Speedway (2021).

Sponsorship History[]

NASCAR Cup Series
Driver # Car Owner Years
Cale Yarborough 11 Junior Johnson 1979-1980
Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing 2016-2023
Ross Chastain 1 Trackhouse Racing Team 2024-
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Driver # Car Owner Years
Dale Jarrett 32 Horace Isenhower 1985