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Reports: Chevrolet Pushing RCR to Complete Kyle Busch Move From JGR With NASCAR Truck Series Collaboration as a Motivating Factor

Published 07/27/2022, 9:30 AM EDT

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There have been many speculations and rumors surrounding the future of Kyle Busch. Though still unconfirmed, there might be a few possibilities as to where he might be off to and it seems he might not be continuing with Joe Gibbs Racing.

In a recent interview, Kyle said, “Honestly it doesn’t matter how sooner or later it gets done until there’s the announcement that someone else is driving the 18 car till then, I feel like I still have a seat.”

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On being asked if he has been talking to other teams, he responded positively. He further mentions that anything is possible at the moment, depending on how things play out.

According to barstool sports, one of their sources said, “JGR and Toyota both are prepared and ready to say goodbye to Kyle”.  Which, if true, would leave no Toyota cars for Kyle to ride.

However, another one of their sources said, “I am strongly led to believe it’s Kyle to RCR next year with Chevrolet interested in coming to KBM and elevating Chevy to compete for a trucks championship.”

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So there seems to be a possibility for Kyle Busch to head off to RCR? Maybe. But then that would indicate Ty Gibbs for JGR? Again, maybe. After all, it is all just speculation for now and we will not know for sure till an official confirmation arrives.

Joe Gibbs Racing apologizes for Pocono post-race infraction that lead to disqualification for Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin

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Joe Gibbs Racing has issued an apology for failing the Pocono post-race inspections. They have also declined to appeal the penalties. NASCAR stripped Denny Hamlin of his win at the Pocono Raceway and also took away the second-place finish of teammate Kyle Busch.

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This has been the most strict punishment NASCAR has yielded on a race winner in a while.

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The director of competition for Joe Gibbs Racing, Wally Brown, said, “This change in our build process was not properly vetted within our organization and we recognize it is against NASCAR’s rules. We apologize to everyone for this mistake, and we have made changes to our process to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.”

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog, 'Noobs Onboard', for a while now, covering NASCAR, F1, W Series, MotoGP, WRC and the WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade now, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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