Regardless of the narrative surrounding Kyle Busch and his image of being ‘the bad boy’ of NASCAR, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has proven on many-a-occasions, that he, in fact, isn’t what people think he is. That he has a heart of gold.

This was something that Busch once again proved through his heart-melting gesture for an elderly race fan. The #18 driver sent Gigi a personalized video message which reduced her to tears of happiness, as he invited her to a race.

What Kyle Busch did for this race fan really opened the eyes of many NASCAR fans into seeing him for who he really is. While at the same time, many fans confessed how they were wrong about him on first impression, but now, they know better.

Kyle Busch is “who he is”, NASCAR veteran emphasizes

In a recent interview, Xfinity Series veteran, AJ Allmendinger, made a case for the Candy Man with regards to the criticism that has followed him throughout his career, which stems from his outspoken nature and saying exactly what’s on his mind regardless of the circumstances.

“We shouldn’t ever be shocked by Kyle Busch’s comments. This is what I love about Kyle. This is what people ask me, ‘What’s Kyle like?’ I was like, ‘I love Kyle Busch. Because he is real,’” he said.

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Allmendinger confessed that Busch isn’t always the most pleasant person one can find. “But he’s also who he is,” he spoke of Kyle Busch.

“You know if he’s not happy, or there’s something on his mind, or something you don’t wanna talk about then he’ll make sure he says how he feels about it,” Allmendinger added.

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