Kyle Busch and Toyota have quickly gone from one of the tightest and most fruitful romances in NASCAR to one of the most potentially gloomy stories in development at this point. And what’s bizarre about the whole thing is that neither party is seemingly able to reach a common ground.
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Especially now that Toyota themselves have come out with a statement full of intent.
David Wilson, the President of Toyota Racing Development, recently stated in an interview that they have offered Busch everything they can, that there’s nothing that’s left to be saved for later.
“We are considering everything. There’s nothing that’s not on the table,” he said.
💭"There's absolutely a chance that we can keep him […] there's nothing that's not on the table."
🗣️@ToyotaRacing President @DavidWilsonTRD joined @ClaireBLang on #DialedIn and gave an update on their efforts to keep @KyleBusch under contract.@JoeGibbsRacing | #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/j6cdDr7hfu
— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) August 13, 2022
However, this was something that the NASCAR fans didn’t particularly warm up to as their reactions very clearly suggested.
Cool, whatever. I have 4 Toyotas in my immediate family riding on this. If Toyota can’t find loyalty to Kyle I’ll buy whoever can.
— Zack Halpy (@ZackHalpy) August 13, 2022
BULLSHIT. Toyota profited 24 billion last year. Write the fucking check Toyota or stop making up bullshit. Y’all can afford a drop in the bucket for the driver that made Toyota what it is in nascar.
— DAEL (@RowdyC1811) August 13, 2022
If the president of TRD is saying nothing is off the table and that there is a chance they can retain him, then I believe they do. Has Jeter Yankees 2010 vibes all over it
— Camden Stewart (@Camden_Stewart) August 13, 2022
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David Wilson on the chances of Toyota keeping Kyle Busch in 2023
David Wilson described how, whether a NASCAR fan likes, loves, or hates Kyle Busch, they’ll still consider the driver a part of their family at Toyota. And since he’s so important to the manufacturer, they are willing to exhaust all avenues to keep him as a part of their family.
“It’s been a bizarre and challenging problem and something that none of us thought we’d be faced with this late in the season,” he added.
“But here we are.”
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LONG POND, PA – JUNE 27: Kyle Busch, driver of the (18) M&M’s Mini’s Toyota prior to the NASCAR Cup Series – Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 on June 27, 2021 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
As for the chances of keeping the two-time Cup champion tied to Toyota, Wilson emphasized that there is indeed a chance.
“There’s absolutely a chance that we can keep him and that’s why we are working as hard as we are because we don’t want to look back and say, ‘If only we would have considered this, if only we would have considered that,'” he added.
