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NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Busch Light Clash Feb 4, 2023 Los Angeles, California, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch 8 during media availabilities before practice for the Busch Light Clash at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Los Angeles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum California USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xGaryxA.xVasquezx 20230204_gav_sv5_066
Kyle Busch has clinched the Cup Series twice, the Cup Series Regular Season twice, and is the first driver to go down Victory Lane on every single NASCAR track he has competed at. Fans know him as ‘Wild Thing’ and ‘Rowdy‘, the latter being the name with which Busch christened his 2022 documentary film. Safe to say, this documentary was a roaring success, and it showed off a different side of the NASCAR veteran.
For a long time, the Richard Childress Racing driver has had a bit of a reputation in the NASCAR community. The documentary, though, showed the origin story.
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Kyle Busch’s documentary focused on a kid who had to figure out everything himself
In conversation with ‘Awful Announcing’, executive producer Derek Daugherty spoke about Kyle Busch, who he happens to be a close friend of.
Daugherty told Awful Announcing, “I think that’s the biggest challenge we had with him coming into it was he was like, “well, I want to tell my story,” and I’m like, “well, we aren’t going to tell your story. But we’re going to tell a story about a kid.”
“You had to overcome all of these challenges, you don’t come from a wealthy family like most of these racecar drivers do. You had to really build everything yourself, and then you had to kind of like figure it out yourself.”
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – SEPTEMBER 17: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2022 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
This creative choice may have presented audiences with a backstory as to why the ‘bad boy’ of NASCAR embraced the moniker.
Why has Kyle Busch garnered such a reputation?
The so-called ‘bad boy’ of NASCAR received that moniker thanks to his propensity to engage in confrontations during races. One can say that he has often unashamedly embraced the role of being the villain in the sport. To substantiate this fact, only 1 out of his 4 rivals agreed to be a part of the documentary.
In a documentary of this caliber, it would be understandable if Kyle Busch was reluctant to bare a part of himself to the world. Especially when many have looked at his reputation and have already established a pre-conceived opinion about him. Despite all this, the #8 driver was more than willing to take the plunge.
Kyle Busch knew that an ambitious project like this would help people understand who he is as a person on the track and off it. This would undoubtedly be a massive step towards understanding what makes Kyle Busch, Kyle Busch.
For now, Kyle Busch is in the thick of the 2023 season and is eagerly waiting for the next race. This comes after he came agonizingly close to winning the 2023 Daytona 500.
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