Joe Gibbs Racing suffered, or perhaps is still suffering, a massive online beating down from Kyle Busch fans after their former driver won with his new team at Fontana. But Denny Hamlin insists that the fans look at what JGR did for Busch’s career and legacy. He also pointed out a dark page of Busch’s past.
“People have to understand that Joe Gibbs wanted to sign Kyle Busch. They really tried, and they gave him a very, very good offer. But he did not want to take it and ended up taking probably a lot less because he had ran out of options at RCR.”
“Listen, Rick Hendrick did not let go of Kyle Busch because he didn’t think he was talented, there was some baggage and he did some things that rubbed Mr. H wrong and they moved on. I think that Kyle Busch fans should be grateful of Joe Gibbs Racing. They got Kyle 50-some of his wins. They provided him with great equipment. But that relationship had just run its course, unfortunately.”
“There’s two very different things like the ticked-off Kyle Busch, the one that’s kinda angry with people, he’s frustrated. And then the one that’s motivated, it’s two totally different guys when you really can see that on the racetrack. I think he’s ultra-motivated right now. This is a reset for him and he is resetting with a team which is very good, as we’re seeing.”