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LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane with his wife Samantha and son Brexton after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
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LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 24: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane with his wife Samantha and son Brexton after the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ISM Connect 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 24, 2017 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Here it is, the announcement and the day everyone was waiting for. Kyle Busch has decided and disclosed his future in NASCAR, and the team he is going to is Richard Childress Racing.
The current Joe Gibbs Racing driver announced this news in a press conference alongside his future boss and his family.
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— NASCAR (@NASCAR) September 13, 2022
While the conference covered a lot of things, one of the moments that stood out was related to Brexton Busch and his future at his father’s future team.
The moment in the subject is when Busch was asked whether Childress was being serious when he offered Brexton a future contract at RCR, to which Busch said, “You’ve got to ask him.”
“Sure, I’m serious,” Childress replied.
“He’s got first right,” Busch added.
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Brexton?
"You've got to ask him!"
Ricard?
"Sure, I'm serious."
Kyle
"Richard has first rights."
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) September 13, 2022
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Kyle Busch moving away from JGR could have a big domino effect
With Kyle Busch set to move away from Joe Gibbs Racing and the #18 team, it’s clear that the whole NASCAR field was assumed to suffer a domino effect from the two-time Cup champion’s departure.
First of all, Tyler Reddick was expected to lose out on his seat at the #8 Richard Childress Racing team. Reddick had reportedly made old-man Childress pretty mad after the fashion in which he decided he’ll leave RCR for 23XI in 2024.
However, that wouldn’t happen as Reddick would drive the third charter team in 2023.
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Jul 18, 2021; Loudon, New Hampshire, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) walks to his car during driving introductions before the start of the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY Sports
Then there’s the #18 seat Busch himself is vacating as he leaves JGR.
While Ty Gibbs is the easy pick and most probably the most logical and fitting choice for the seat, there’s still some gap for a surprise simply because Gibbs is still very young and very inexperienced to not only be racing in the Cup but racing with the expectations that he’ll eventually have in the #18.
Regardless of what happens and how it happens, many big names in the sport are set to undergo a big change, and consequently, the whole of NASCAR in general as well.
How it fares for all parties concerned, only time will tell.
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