For stock car drivers in today’s world, NASCAR is not just a sport; but an emotion. It’s not just a job; it’s a passion that keeps them happy. And that passion finds its way into the psyches of their children, paving the way for them to become even better speedsters in the days to come. It is a matter of great pride for a father, who is a NASCAR star when his son wins a race.

Sons of NASCAR legends like Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are already in contention of becoming future NASCAR racers and with that, have an array of victories already in their bags. Considering their ages, indeed a remarkable achievement for the father-son duos. While the kids their ages demand PlayStation, these prodigies just ask for a fire suit and a little dirt car. However, not everyone deems racing at such tender ages necessary. One Hendrick Motorsports icon is one of them and recently hit out at Busch for it.

Byron explained why driving at a young age could be detrimental

Indeed, it’s a great spectacle when Brexton Busch slides into his neon green fire suit, puts on his ‘Rowdy Energy’ helmet, and wins races like Beginner Box and C. Bell‘s Micro Mania. However, HMS star William Byron feels like racing at the tender age of five, like B-Rex did, might have harmful effects.

NASCAR does not allow drivers to drive on their long tracks before the age of 18. However, they can run on their short tracks at the age of 16. According to Byron, 14 or 15 is the optimum age for someone to start their career in NASCAR. During a pre-race interview in Texas, Byron said, “I feel like starting really young is fine if that’s what you choose to do. But it’s easy to get burnt out, too. So you don’t want to be burnt out at 14 years old – have raced for so many years, so many weekends, that you don’t have much of a life outside of that.”

Byron feels like it’s more about maturity than age. One needs to watch races and understand races before committing to the sport entirely. “I feel like I’ve learned a lot of things by starting when I did and kind of going from there, and still having the desire and the drive now to do it every weekend,” he added.

Kyle Busch, on the other hand, leaves no stone unturned while pushing Brexton ahead in his career. He and his wife Samantha Busch make sure to do everything they can so that their son keeps winning races.

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In a press interview from a few months ago, Kyle Busch spoke about how his son’s driving style was different from his own. Indeed, every driver has a unique way of driving, but it all comes down to whether you choose to be more offensive or more defensive. And Brexton chooses to be a tad more defensive than his father is.

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And that too, for good reason. When you spin out a car and induce a yellow flag, it just gets you a spot at the back of the field in the next restart. Brexton knows better than that. Rowdy said, “He doesn’t wanna get sent to the back, so he’d rather not make a pass and ride in that position than have to go back all the way to the tail of the field.”

Busch acknowledged that Brexton tends to become a little ‘tentative’ at times. However, he also admitted, “He’s (Brexton) actually a lot smarter. I might give him credit. He really does do a good job of calculation and thinking through things but if I could try to push him a little bit harder that’s to be a little more aggressive,” he added.

While it seems that Byron has raised concerns about young racers pursuing motor, Busch has no qualms about making sure his boy is a skilful driver. What are your thoughts on Byron’s comments?

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