Now Rowdy is taking matters into his own hands. Just like Dale Earnhardt did at Richmond Raceway back in 1986. After suffering miserable failures and multiple DNFs in past races, Kyle Busch has a desperate edge to his driving. An unexpected wrist injury had offered a blow to his chances during qualifying, but the winningest driver is clearly not intent on allowing that to be a hindrance.

Busch’s daredevil attitude did not yield much in the end, as his teammate harnessed Earnhardt’s energy instead. Even then, Rowdy’s stunt was appealing. It proved his determination to strive forward despite his now 44-race winless streak.

Kyle Busch does an uncannily similar stunt

38 years ago, on the same track, Richard Childress had hindered Dale Earnhardt‘s progress. After a massive wreck unfolded early in the race, Earnhardt’s No. 3 car got its windshield splattered with mud. Although Dale Earnhardt requested a pit stop to get it cleaned, Childress refused. The Intimidator did it on his own, iconically cleaning his windshield while his car was moving under caution. In 2024, Kyle Busch pulled off something similar. Cleaned his windshield?

No, after driving with a wrap on his sprained wrist, Kyle Busch decided it was an unnecessary hindrance, and requested scissors and could be seen cutting off his brace under caution in the video. This reminded a Dale Earnhardt fan of the 38-year-old incident, as he wrote, “Kyle Busch cutting his wrist brace off while driving is the new Earnhardt cleaning the windshield moment. Both at Richmond 😂” 

Later, NASCAR journalist Kelly Crandall also commented on Busch’s independent tactics, as she wrote, “Kyle Busch is in the middle of a do-it-yourself project while under caution.” What a DIY for no one to learn!

Furthermore, as expected, Busch’s superb driving talents mesmerized some fans. Multi-tasking while racing at high speed is no mean thing. So somebody compared Busch’s action to a daily activity, “Kyle Busch is better at driving while cutting a wrap off his hand than most of you are on your morning commute.” 

In a resounding assurance of his reputation, one fan hailed Busch’s talents. “A real driver@KyleBusch, cutting his bandage while on a caution #NASCAR.” However, somebody emphasized the badass nature of it as well, “Kyle Busch driving with scissors may be the most dangerous thing I’ve ever seen in sports 👀 #Nascar.”

Although Kyle Busch carried forward his momentum as best he could, in the end, he could only finish where he started—12th place. In the meantime, Busch’s teammate Austin Dillon snagged the victory in a shocker of an ending. However, Busch knows well that if not for the Olympics, his Richmond efforts would have flushed down the drain.

Busch hailed the Greek Games

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Car racing is not a thing in the Olympics. But that does not stop Cup Series drivers from appreciating the millennia-old phenomenon, does it? Two weeks ago, seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson wished stellar gymnast Simone Biles a powerful performance in the Paris Olympics. And Biles struck gold with the well wishes. Even Kyle Busch had an opportunity to hail the Olympics as a whole, as it saved him from possibly missing out on the Cook Out 400 race altogether.

Busch admitted that “without two weeks off, I would not have been able to race. I’m good. I’m pretty good now.” Besides hailing the Olympic break, he also took inspiration from Dillon, who posted a good qualifier run. “Austin laid down a really good lap to make the top ten there, so I thought I could have run at least what Denny ran if I were to hit my line and everything perfect. But I messed up just a little bit, so I didn’t quite get that.”

Although Kyle Busch’s risky efforts yielded little, it is clear that Rowdy is on a war footing at this time. Let us wait and see if the remaining three races in the regular season add sparkle to his career.