Stewart-Haas Racing switched to Ford for the 2017 season, a manufacturer who had not won a Cup championship since Busch's 2004 campaign with Roush.

Busch started off 2017 with a crash in the Advance Auto Parts Clash after Jimmie Johnson got loose and spun, collecting Busch.
A week later, Busch won the Daytona 500, passing Kyle Larson on the last lap.
Busch struggled throughout the rest of the year with 7 Dnf's six top 5s and 14 top 10s and finished 14th in the standings.
Stewart-Haas Racing switched to Ford for the 2017 season, a manufacturer who had not won a Cup championship since Busch's 2004 campaign with Roush.
Busch started off 2017 with a crash in the Advance Auto Parts Clash after Jimmie Johnson got loose and spun, collecting Busch. A week later, Busch won the Daytona 500, passing Kyle Larson on the last lap. Busch struggled throughout the rest of the year with 7 Dnf's six top 5s and 14 top 10s and finished 14th in the standings.
Kurt Busch