Kyle Busch did it again. Friday night, Busch got into one of his Kyle Busch Motorsports Trucks and proceeded to dominate the NASCAR truck race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Busch led seven times for 108 of the 134 laps in the 200-mile race. About the only difficulty he had was clearing Sheldon Creed on consecutive restarts in the final stage of the race. But five laps into a run, Busch was gone.
It marked his seventh consecutive Truck series win dating back to 2018 at Pocono. He won all five of his Gander Trucks starts last year and started 2020 with the hometown victory. He now has 57 wins in the Truck series and 96 in the Xfinity series; 153 overall in both added to the 56 wins he has in the Cup series.
Now people want that streak to end. Namely Kevin Harvick. Harvick once owned his own team and admitted that one of the biggest reasons he kept his team going in its final days was to keep Kyle Busch from winning so much.
Saturday morning, he issued a bounty. “I’ll put up a $50,000 bounty for any full-time cup driver who races a truck and can beat @KyleBusch in his next 4 races” he tweeted. It was in response to a fan who mentioned that they started watching Truck races because of Kyle Busch, and that he keeps watching them now whether he’s racing or not adding that the trucks need more viewers and if any Cup drivers compete it brings more viewers.
Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis, whose company sponsors the Truck series, said a short time later that he would match that adding “I’m comfortable that @KyleBusch can’t be beat.
Twitter was soon blowing up as other Cup drivers chimed in, and Busch himself began to throw a bit of shade.
And while having more viewers is a good thing, the idea of an extra $50,000 in a Cup drivers’ pocket (or $100,000 with the Lemonis match); that is if they manage to beat Kyle Busch. Either way it’s a win-win for all involved, including those watching.
I like this so let’s make this fun. I’ll put up a $50,000 bounty for any full time cup driver who races a truck and can beat @KyleBusch in his next 4 races. #gameon https://t.co/BRjLCTxFJQ
— Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) February 22, 2020
Hey @KevinHarvick I’ll match that… I’m that comfortable @KyleBusch can’t be beat… @NASCAR_Trucks @GanderRV @NASCAR https://t.co/OwF2WHOXdJ
— Marcus Lemonis (@marcuslemonis) February 22, 2020
So hear there’s a Truck race @RichmondRaceway coming up. KBs last race in this 4 race deal. @ToyotaRacing track,my hometown, might as well book this as a W.. If sponsorship is secured within a week I’m in. KB will go 4-1.
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) February 22, 2020
“Smoked him”?? I shoulda moved u but let u win your charity race. It’s on next time! https://t.co/HYbXbCypt8
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 22, 2020
I like this. No one beats @KyleBusch we donate my $50,000 to @bundleofjoyfund you in @marcuslemonis ? https://t.co/EdOjK9vduS
— Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) February 22, 2020
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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