During the reunion get-together of the NASCAR Cup Series class of 2012, Kyle Larson told his fellow drivers how early on he was mentored by Kyle Busch on how to race on the higher line.

Larson stated, “But anyways in that race, Kyle Busch was in the field. I remember I thought I was running the top and he passed me and he’s like (pointing the upward gesture) this, I’m like f**k all right, f**k it. I’m just gonna enter on the fence and I’m just like damn this is like way open before I was staring for my disses, way easier. And then I drove by Kyle like a few laps and.”

Mamba Smith interjected and asked, “Time out, time out. Kyle Busch passed you and?”

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Larson continued, “Passed me down the straight and like you need to get higher. Like hey, ro0kie you need to get higher.” Daniel Suarez then asks if Larson was sure that Busch was not giving him the finger, to which Larson says, “he was left hand out of the window pointing like you need to get higher.” Corey LaJoie then stated, “he created a monster.”

At which event did Kyle Larson talk about how Kyle Busch mentored him?

NASCAR shot a special reunion gathering/interview event where we saw the class of 2012 drivers all have a chat together. The program was hosted by NASCAR’s Mamba Smith and Kaitlyn Vincie of Fox Sports.

The people on the show were, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Corey LaJoie, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, spotter Brandon McReynolds and a giant poster of a missing Chase Elliott seated on the couch.

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The drivers spoke about various moments from their careers, the good, the bad, and the ugly. But nonetheless, they enjoyed a good conversation and a lot of peals of laughter.