NASCAR Fans Reminded Of Infamous Kyle Busch Incident As Denny Hamlin Gets A Gift From Toyota

Published 07/26/2022, 1:15 PM EDT

Kyle Busch might be one of the last people to appear on a list of NASCAR’s “good guys”. But that’s what separates him from other drivers. However, this time, his reputation was not in his favor, as fans compare Denny Hamlin’s latest post to an incident involving Busch.

Denny got to take the 10th anniversary, Toyota Lexis for a spin. But all the fans could think of was what happened to Kyle Busch in that car.

Hamlin posted a video of him testing the Lexus for the first time.

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The sound of the car is so good it’ll almost give you chills! However, fans were not thrilled by the car. Instead, they were reminded of the time Kyle Busch got a speeding ticket while driving that car.

aer2345 – Isn’t this the car Kyle got a nice ticket in.

scorchedcreations – Careful. Isn’t that the car Kyle got in trouble in?

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danyoung3724 – Oh snap it’s the ticket car that kb18 drove

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ny_paul_nc_82 – Was this the same LFA that Kyle Busch had that got his license suspended?

So, what did Kyle Busch do?

Well, the driver for the #18 car was driving around in his Yellow Lexus LFA with his wife, Samantha. Everything sounds normal here? But, he wasn’t just driving; he was driving at 128mph in a 45mph zone. And a police officer spotted him and made him stop.

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Naturally, he was given a citation for speeding and he promised to never do it again. Interestingly, that car didn’t belong to him and was loaned to him by Lexus, which he had to return the next day.

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.

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Ranvijay Singh