Five things about ... one Kyle Busch

Kyle, Kyle, Kyle.

He is the talk of NASCAR most weeks for either his attitude, which of late is bad-to-better, or his fierce ability behind the wheel.

Regardless if he's your favorite driver or you rather see him crash and burn, figuratively speaking, fans can't stop talking about Kyle Busch. They're intrigued by him and eager to see what next becomes of him.

While you're waiting, here are five factoids about the 24-year-old Busch that will keep you guessing about the sport's most contentious personality.

1. Loves his girls ...

While you might have pictured Busch flanked by two junkyard dogs with spiked collars, the driver actually has two perfectly coiffed terriers -- they are West Highland Terriers, Kelly and Suzie, to be exact.

"I was at a pet store years ago in Las Vegas. I was looking for a dog, we had Westies in our family for a lot of years and we just had one that passed away. Two years had passed so I went looking and found Kelly. And then a couple years after that it was Susie; I was over at a breeder in Hickory, N.C., they had all kinds of dogs but I really love the Westies, and got Kelly a sister so they could run around and terrorize each other. Susie is the terrorizing one so I'm not sure if Kelly still likes me or not since she came along. It was hard in the beginning, but now they love each other."

2. In high school, you were most likely to be ...

"I'm not sure. They have those deals in the yearbook -- most likely to succeed, most likely to become president or whatever, but I don't think I wasn't in there. I had friends but I wasn't popular by any means. People thought I was crazy for wanting to be a NASCAR driver and said I would never make it. I was the only one there interested in NASCAR so I'm sure I could've got voted for that at least."

Busch graduated from Durango High School in Las Vegas a year early with honors and is still the most noted alumni next to his older brother, 2004 Cup champion Kurt Busch.

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3. Cards and candy ...

"I know how to play [cards] because I'm from Vegas and I'm pretty decent at playing and being able to pull out a win and no, I'm not a card shark. My favorite candy has to be Starburst and Skittles but if we're talking chocolate it's got to be plain M&M's.

4. New in your life ...

When Kyle is not racing ... well, he's usually always racing; sometimes just not a Sprint Cup Series car, or Nationwide or Truck. He has his own late model team in North Carolina.

"The biggest thing is my race shop, I'm building a race shop just outside Mooresville, N.C., for my race team and putting up a green building and everything will be LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] certified which means everything is more efficient and environmentally friendly."

5. Getting emotional ...

You'll never hear NASCAR fans accuse Busch of being a mouthpiece for the sport or a robot in front of the camera. He's an emotional competitor, but regardless of how cavalier he may appear at times, the driver can still get choked up.

"I think the last big thing was during my first visit to the St. John's Home in Michigan, which is where I met all the kids in the residential home and now that is what the Kyle Busch Foundation is hinged upon. Just seeing those kids and seeing what they were going through and how none of it was there fault, stuff that happened to them. So I went home and tried to raise awareness about these homes and now we have them all over the country -- Vegas, Arizona, Michigan, Indiana, North Carolina and Georgia.

(Editor's note: The St. John's Home, located in Grand Rapids, Mich., is a nonprofit child and adolescent agency that provides a variety of programs for troubled kids. To learn more, visit the Kyle Busch Foundation.)