Joe Gibbs’ Comical 13-Word Remark at Bitter Kyle Busch Exit Triggers Backlash: “Doing Some Strange Sh*t”

The 2022 season has been quite a turbulent one for Kyle Busch. With the dark clouds of uncertainty looming over him and his career during the earlier part of the year, his elimination from the Cup Series further dampened his spirits. However, his multi-year contract with Richard Childress Racing indicates that there is still hope on the horizon.

In a recent post shared by SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Joe Gibbs Racing’s  (JGR) owner shared his views on Busch collaborating with Richard Childress Racing (RCR). He said; “We spent 15 years together, I think 56 wins or something. Unbelievable!”

Furthermore, Joe Gibbs explained that unfortunately, things couldn’t work out between Busch and JGR. He revealed; “We worked so hard at it. And there was a lot put into it. And so, it’s just one of those things in sports where you wound up saying ‘Okay! We could not get it done, we put every effort into it and worked extremely hard at it.”

Moving ahead, Gibbs said that he wish the best for Busch and his racing future. Moreover, he said that he feels Kyle Busch has found a great home with RCR. However, he added that Kyle Busch is one of the best competitors in the sport. Furthermore, he made a comical remark regarding the entire situation. he said; “And we know, I am not looking forward to race against him, I’ll tell you that. (laughs)” 

But NASCAR fans could not come to terms with the fact that JGR will let go of ‘one of the best competitors’ so easily. And because of this, they called out the JGR owner for his hypocrisy. A few Twitter users questioned how a team like JGR couldn’t arrange a sponsor for one of their best drivers. Moreover, a few others accused Gibbs of being partial to his grandson.

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It is clear that NASCAR fans do not believe that Joe Gibbs and his team treated the two-time Cup Series champion fairly. However, they are glad that Kyle Busch has an option of a fresh start with RCR.

Why Kyle Busch fans are mad at JGR?

Currently, Kyle Busch is in the final year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. After a 15-year association with the team, Busch will finally be moving to Richard Childress Racing next year. But this move was something that many NASCAR fans disapproved of.

When Busch’s long-time sponsor Mars Inc. declared that they are pulling out their funds, talks about JGR struggling to find a new sponsor for Busch began surfacing. But many fans believed that with JGR’s reputation and financial position, this wouldn’t be a difficult task. However, it seems that they were wrong.

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Unfortunately, JGR was unable to find Busch a sponsor. Hence, ‘Wild One’ had to make a move to RCR. And now, Busch hopes to bank on a fresh start with his new team.