# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/samantha-busch
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:14:21.784Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/samantha-busch"
name: "Samantha Busch"
slug: "samantha-busch"
description: "Kyle Thomas Busch was an American professional stock car racing driver and racing team owner who competed from 2001 until his death in 2026. Throughout his career, Busch raced under several car numbers, though he was most prominently identified with the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing between 2008 and 2022 in the NASCAR Cup Series. Known for his dominance across NASCAR's top three divisions, Busch is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and talented drivers in motorsports history."
tagline: "American author and former model"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samantha_Busch_Las_Vegas_2026.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Models"
  slug: "models"
profileType:
  name: "Model"
  slug: "model"
birthDate: "1986-06-01"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           49.03
  momentum:             20
  historical:           1.687305333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     15
  profileCompleteness:  69
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://samanthabusch.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Busch"
    title: "Samantha Busch"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108290249"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations