A two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with 233 victories total in the sport’s three national series, Kyle Busch knows how to win and how to compete.
One of the most dynamic competitors in the sport’s history, however, Busch is currently enduring an unusual 102-race winless streak in the NASCAR Cup Series dating back to his last trophy on June 4, 2023 at Gateway (Madison, Ill.). Not only does the statistic continually motivate him, but it has given him an unusual opportunity to set an example of grace and persistence for his children.
The father of two, including up-and-coming racer, 10-year old son Brexton knows his kiddos are watching him at work and the driver of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet is showing them how to react and prevail in both the challenging times as well as the victory circle moments. A two-time Talladega winner, he will start Sunday’s race ranked 27th in the championship standings and still looking to earn his first top-10 of the year.
His passion should never be doubted, however. And that ethos, he hopes to pass along.
“It’s frustrating,’’ Busch said of those that would question his effort or dedication. “Because I feel like I’ve done nothing except positive things in the time in which I’ve been at RCR. The last four years I’ve done nothing but work as hard as I could possibly do. There’s a lot of great people there and a lot of smart people there as well in [team owner] Richard [Childress] and Mike [Dillon] and all those guys have given us all the resources and tools to go out there and succeed. It’s just not quite come together with the results of winning.
“The first year it did but it’s trickled off since then. But there’s nothing that stands out to me other than going there to win races and be competitive. I’m raising a little racer myself. Brexton sees every single weekend. He’s around. He sees me go home and I’m watching SMT film or I’m looking at data or being at team meetings.
“I’m doing all I can on my side to help further develop the team and it’s for me to show him there’s a lot of work that goes into this. It doesn’t just come easy. You’ve got to pour it in to get the result out of it.
“Yeah, we want to win and be successful. Brexton doesn’t really remember the days of me being out there winning all the time, winning all the races and [him] being thrown up in the air. That was a little before his memory time. Lennox too. I won those three races in ’23 and she was a baby. Trust me, this is my life, our lives and everything we’ve known and now another generation coming in.
Busch won pole position for February’s Daytona 500 and has a pair of victories at Talladega (Spring, 2008 and 2023) – leading laps in 14 of the last 15 races at the big track.
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