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NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Practice & Qualifying Oct 15, 2022 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA NASCAR Series Cup driver Kurt Busch on pit road during qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Las Vegas Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nevada USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xGaryxA.xVasquezx 20221015_gav_sv5_043
After just 3 years of its inception, 23XI Racing has become one of the best teams in the Cup Series. However, by no stretch of the imagination was the journey smooth sailing. The now proud Toyota team over the years has had several setbacks. The team hit a major bump when its ace driver, Kurt Busch was out of contention due to a vicious concussion from the horrific crash at Pocono last year.
While the elder Busch is still a significant presence in the 23XI Racing camp, his recent tweet has taken the community by surprise.
As it happened, the 44-year-old updated his well-deserved new accolade on social media for his fans to see.
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Moments after his tweet went online, 23XI Racing tweeted out their former driver’s milestone as well. But they did it in such a way that I got the fans talking.
23XI Racing’s Peculiar Tweet Has the Fans in Awe
With just hours to go for the highly anticipated road race at Sonoma Raceway, ardent racing fans were treated to a surprise as 23XI Racing’s former #45 driver, Kurt Busch announced his induction into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame. While the event had Busch’s close friends and family, it also had Busch’s old-time Star Nursery crew and his former crew chief.
The 23XI team also joined the fun, sharing Busch’s achievement online with a quirky caption, while his former teammate, Bubba Wallace, and Tyler Reddick, were also a part of the post. It is Kyle Busch‘s older brother’s 2004 Cup Series championship and his 30-plus wins in the coveted series have earned him this invaluable accolade.
Kurt, on the other hand, expressed his joy as an ordinary Las Vegas native who started racing as a hobby and managed to climb up to the pinnacle of motorsports.
Growing up a blue-collar kid from Las Vegas, racing was just a hobby. I never dreamed of where it would take me. It was a honor to be inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame last night with so many friends and family. We even had the original @StarNursery crew and… pic.twitter.com/zcajADIGph
— Kurt Busch (@KurtBusch) June 10, 2023
After his abrupt departure from the sport owing to a nasty crash that caused major concussions on him, Busch was forced to retire and stay back while the young phenom, Tyler Reddick, took his spot as the #45 driver.
While his absence from the track meant sorrow for his avid fans, Kurt Busch is still active in the team, offering strategies and significant race tactics to his team members while being a pillar of support for Wallace and Reddick.
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Fans Jump on Board to Celebrate With Kurt Busch as They Make the Most Out of the Moment
As the team cheered the achievement of their team advisor, #23 driver, Bubba Wallace, and the Circuit of The Americas winner, Tyler Reddick joined Busch for a photo session.
The team then posted a hilarious tweet with the caption, “Our favorite guys.” This further led fans to jump on the opportunity and share their thought on the unusual post.
The #forwardtogether tag also meant hope for ardent Kurt Busch fans as they are still waiting for the return of their favorite driver back to the oval track. While Reddick and Wallace posed with Busch for the first image, the second image suggests a popular internet spider-man meme that had the fans laughing on the floor.
Our favorite guys 🤗#ForwardTogether pic.twitter.com/2UJcHkaxYI
— 23XI Racing (@23XIRacing) June 9, 2023
Some fans demanded Kurt Busch’s presence in the 2024 season, “Bring #97 back for Kurt in 2024.” Whereas another fan pointed out how the tweet resembled the popular comic book meme.
So we all drove for @23XIRacing you say??? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/h6qIqpfFxw
— James Wagner (@jimmywaggs3) June 9, 2023
On the other hand, another fan wished Tyler Reddick good luck for the upcoming race, “Good luck on Sunday afternoon Tyler Reddick!!!!!!!!! You are awesome on road course win”
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When is the album dropping? pic.twitter.com/5fUVDkFlCG
— Tom Engels Desk (@Tom_Engels_Desk) June 9, 2023
Another fan wrote, “Three of my favorite people ever.”
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And with just hours to go for the Sonoma road race, will Kurt Busch’s replacement, Tyler Reddick, be able to repeat his COTA success again?
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