“I Don’t Understand Kyle Busch” – Denny Hamlin Claims Joe Gibbs Will Surpass Former Teammate, Subbing His Performance This Season

The playoffs for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series are approaching fast. And there are a lot of speculations about who will be in the top 4 for the Championship title race. One such speculation came from Denny Hamlin, the Joe Gibbs Racing Driver #11 during a recent episode of the ‘Actions Detrimental’ podcast.

Denny Hamlin found it difficult to put his finger on who the final 4 drivers will be. Nonetheless, he finally did end up giving 4 names or rather cars that will feature in the title race. However, during his conversation with co-host Jared Allen, Hamlin shared his confusion to understand Kyle Busch’s season so far in 2023.

Denny Hamlin Is Confused With Kyle Busch’s 2023 Season

The conversation around RCR’s driver Kyle Busch started when the two hosts were trying to figure out which drivers will make it to the Championship 4 race. When they got to Kyle, Hamlin seemed to be not able to understand how Kyle’s season has gone so far.

On the podcast, Hamlin started off the discussion by saying, “Next in line in the regular season, you’ve got Martin Truex, definitely could (make it to the finals), he’s running extremely well.”

“Kyle Busch, I don’t understand Kyle Busch,” said Denny Hamlin. “I didn’t think he ran that well yesterday, and I look up and he finished fifth…uh…again most of the guys that finished upfront was part of that stay out strategy, so you know, I am not sure about Kyle, all I am gonna say, I am probably gonna pass on the final 4 there.”

Turning his attention to the current standings, Hamlin points out, “Kyle’s actually got the second most playoff points.”

“Because he got the wins, three wins, right?” said Jared.

Hamlin denies commenting on Kyle Busch as he makes his predictions for the final 4.

“Only two stage victories (for Kyle), I am still gonna pass, I am gonna pass there,” said Hamlin. “I’ll say, the tracks that we have, and that is such a big factor in who does what…um…but I am gonna say that the final 4 is going to be the #24 [William Byron], #19 [Martin Truex Jr], there’s #11 [Denny Hamlin], #5 [Kyle Larson], and #1 [Ross Chastain]. I am just…who am I kicking out? It’s really close.”

Hamlin finally reveals the 4 drivers that he thinks will make it to the decider. He names William Byron, Martin Truex Jr, Kyle Larson, and himself.

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He clearly believes that he will come out on top against his former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate.

Why Is Hamlin So Unsure of Kyle Busch’s 2023 NASCAR Season So Far

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Although Kyle Busch is set to comfortably make it to the playoffs, his 2023 season hasn’t been one of the best by his standards.

Currently, he’s 3rd in the standings with 592 points, only 36 points behind the championship leader William Byron. He has collected 3 race wins, 12 Top 10 finishes, and 7 Top 5 finishes. But on the flip side, he has also finished outside the 20th position 5 times so far.

He also has 3 DNFs to his name, and with plenty of races remaining in the season. It remains to be seen whether Kyle Busch will be able to make it to the Championship 4 race. Something he’s not been able to do for the past 3 seasons.

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Do you think Kyle Busch will make it into the top 4? Will he go all the way to win the title? Share your thoughts with us in the comments.