5 Months After Kyle Busch’s Shocking Decision, He Painfully Admits He Misses His Old Team

Kyle Busch Motorsports’ sale to Spire Motorsports still seems unreal. Rowdy announced the sale of KBM to Spire Motorsports in September last year. Having been the most successful team in Truck Series history with 100 wins since its inception, its success makes it even more surprising. Busch divulged more about KBM’s sale’s effect on him on the recently concluded NASCAR production day.

Kyle Busch Motorsports has also collected seven owners’ championships since 2010, in case you wondered how successful the team was. According to Rowdy, the part he misses the most is interaction with his team members. Having taken up on his goal to drive along with his son Brexton in the same team, his decision has had some positives.

Kyle Busch feels life has been less stressful lately

The 2023 season felt like a revival of the vigor in Kyle Busch. Leading Richard Childress Racing onto the track with encouraging wins along the way, the 38-year-old was a championship contender. However, unfortunate finishes and a loss of form late in the season forced him out of the competition in the Round of 12. One would feel that the results might have put him under pressure. But that is barely the case.

Speaking about the big void Kyle Busch Motorsports’ sale has left, the 2-time Cup Series champion said, “You know, I definitely miss the Truck Series team a little bit. I mean, KBM still exists; we’re just racing at the grassroots level with me and Braxton. I miss the people in there and going to the shop and seeing them every week.”

Having anticipated the situation earlier, Kyle Busch admitted, “That’s the part that I feel like I was going to miss from the start and kind of still do a little bit, but it’s also less stressful.” 

The spirit of KBM continues through the father-son duo’s adventures in racing. Most recently, the pair raced together at the year-opening Tulsa Shootout at the Tulsa Expo Raceway. However, his aim to realize that dream at Kyle Busch Motorsports might take longer now.

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Busch’s unexpected turn with the sale is down to a change in responsibilities

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When Kyle Busch announced the $14 million sale to Spire Motorsports, he felt it was the right path. Clarifying about the change in the situation, he revealed, “I’m at a different point in my life now than I was back in 2010.”

Cup Series racing is usually most drivers’ first name on the priority list. For Busch, it was no different. Trying to maintain a balance between various aspects of his life could be very hectic for Kyle Busch. He added more about the same: “My family has grown, my Cup Series team changed this year, and our son’s racing schedule has become as demanding as my own.”

“It’s important to me to be able to spend more time with my family and my No. 8 team at Richard Childress Racing. It’ll be hard to walk away from the amazing facility that we’ve built.”

Some decisions require the toughest of wills. Having let go of KBM, Kyle Busch’s focus will shift to Brexton and his racing career. With an encouraging silly season, Rowdy is ready to step on the gas in 2024. With the potential to challenge for the title, RCR will pin his hopes on the No.8 Chevrolet to return the glory days to the team.

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