Kurt Busch Reveals His Cheeky Message to Kyle Larson on His Way to Victory at Kansas

In the latter half of the race, the battle for the lead was between three drivers. Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, and Kurt Busch were all tussling with each other for glory. On the restart, it was the younger Busch leading, with Larson alongside him and Kurt in his slipstream. The 23XI Racing driver confessed that he preferred the outside lane, and fervently hoped both Kyles would knock each other out.

After passing his brother, Kurt Busch said, “It was like, Larson, Larson, Larson. You could see me a few times off Turn 4, I lost all my momentum. I’m like ‘find something!’. The next time you get there, I’m going to move him. Don’t count laps, I’m just going to move him. Then when I got to him, he must have checked up, something happened to his car.

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“There was a side draft all the way in there, and I’m like, do I just do the full blown slide job? Because he’ll expect it. Then I see him bouncing off the fence, and I gave him the peace sign. I’m like, ‘Dude, I’m out.”

How did Kurt Busch eventually win the race?

In the end, he was able to fend off a stern challenge from his brother and Larson. With this victory, he has booked his berth in the Cup Series Playoffs. Without a doubt, this will greatly please the 23XI Racing squad, as well as co-owners Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan. No matter what happens from that, 23XI Racing will be primed for a career-best finish.

Now, if Bubba Wallace can play all of his cards right, he can join his teammate. This race has proven that both cars are capable of winning races. In fact, Wallace could have finished much higher than his 10th place.

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He only wound up there because he dropped to the back of the pack twice, due to penalties. Nevertheless, he refused to throw in the towel and clawed his way back up the order.