Kyle Busch hails Hendrick Motorsports driver as ‘real deal’ for beating the odds in NASCAR

Recently, Kyle Busch appeared in an interview with The Athletic. He was asked about drivers with natural talent versus those with a racing pedigree. Busch cited the example of his own son Brexton Busch, who currently competes in Midget Cars. According to him, there are runners who have a natural racing profession or who have been well trained

Busch said, “I look at William Byron, where he was not born into a racing family at all. Her father is a financial adviser and her mother was a teacher, if I’m not mistaken. But he just did sim; he grew up on a computer, then he did it in real life. And then he had always put himself in good cars and good equipment with good people around and good teachers who would help him. He established himself as a driver and winner of the Cup Series. What divine talent does he have? I don’t know, but I feel like he learned a lot more than maybe being born and raised there, like Brexton or someone else like that.

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What awaits Kyle Busch this weekend in Martinsville?

Currently, Busch is looking forward to racing at Martinsville, where he starts with a disappointing 18th. In other words, he has his work cut out for him to have a good finish for Joe Gibbs Racing. It will pretty much be the end of an era, as this is Busch’s second-to-last race in Joe Gibbs Racing colours.

Admittedly, Kyle Busch is not in contention for the championship, having been eliminated in the first round of the Playoffs. So he’s under no pressure in this race and in next weekend’s finale in Phoenix. However, he and teammate Martin Truex Jr will likely do their best to help the title aspirations of Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin.

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