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Last Year’s South Point 400 Incident Proves Kyle Busch Is the Spark That NASCAR Needs

Published 04/22/2020, 11:26 AM EDT

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Last year, NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Busch made some comments during the post-race interview which started a banter. The incident happened during the last year’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

After making contact with a few backmarkers The Candy Man wasn’t happy. His understandable post-race frustration led to a snippy interview and some fiery tweets.

In the post-race interview he said, “I don’t know. Should have run fourth probably but instead 19th. We’re at the top echelon of motorsports, and we’ve got guys who have never won late model races running on the race track. It’s pathetic. They don’t know where to go. so What else do you do?”

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As Busch was chasing the pack, he back finished Garrett Smithley in the No. 52 Ford, who completed in 35th and 12 laps down. He likewise had a run-in with Joey Gase, who completed 18 laps down. Busch accused Smithley for slaughtering his run, and when the No. 18 Toyota driver appeared at the necessary media warm-up area, his answers were terse.

After the race, Kyle Busch was spitting fire on Twitter

The two involved drivers responded to Kyle’s comment on an interview with Zack Albert. Thus, pushing Kyle to give them a steamy reply on Twitter.

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Kyle Busch is what NASCAR needs to keep the spark alive

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NASCAR fans will unquestionably keep on arguing over who was correct or wrong in this circumstance for quite a while. In any case, the purpose of this is to state that when the numerous sides of Kyle Busch coming out — regardless of whether he’s irate, snarky, snide, or clever. It really is great for NASCAR in light of the fact that he gives a sparkle.

Busch’s post-race feelings were additionally one more token of how frantically the game needs him, from his ability in the driver’s seat to his polarizing character. He’s one of the most popular drivers. Not on the grounds that he wins the popularity contest NASCAR has toward the end of the season. But because both his fans and haters hold tight every word he says, as he empowers one side and irritates the other.

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What’s more, in an ocean of drivers whose characters tend to mix together consistently, Busch is among the couple of eminent special cases, obtrusively standing apart for being straightforward, unfiltered, and uncontrollably engaging.

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Mrinal Kuniyal has been a contributor to EssentiallSports since early 2020 and has focused on Formula 1, NASCAR, and IndyCar. He's a management graduate and his areas of interest include motorsports, marketing, and music.
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