Kyle Busch’s debut at the Chili Bowl was topsy-turvy, to say the least. He started off the heats with a blistering performance which saw him charge from 7th to 2nd place. Given his limited experience in the world of dirt racing, his start showed promise. Despite finishing the event in the E-Main, Busch’s experience will certainly be valuable to him as he heads back to the Cup Series next month.

However, before the Daytona 500 beckons, Busch has opened up about his upcoming plans in the world of Midget racing and whether fans will be able to witness him being as active as Kyle Larson. Larson owns a sprint racing series, High Limit Racing, and is an active participant across the world, recently winning at Perth Motorplex prior to the Tulsa Shootout. However, Busch seems to have more reserved plans.

Busch’s focus is on Brexton’s career

Kyle Busch’s Chili Bowl week was full of challenges. On Friday, he faced a setback, finishing 7th in the B-Main. However, Saturday turned his fortunes around. In the F-Main race, Busch showcased his skill when a tricky turn briefly cost him a spot. However, he rebounded to secure an impressive third-place finish which was enough to send him to the E-Main. He finished the week with a 15th-place finish in the E-Main on Saturday.

Speaking of his upcoming plans in the world of midget racing, he said, “No no. Midget regular is probably 25 to 50 races, so definitely not”. He also opened up about Brexton’s upcoming plans and whether he would be also seen participating in more midget races. Daddy Busch revealed, “Yeah, you know I am gonna work on his schedule and see if I can find any weekday races. But obviously, it’s gotta fit with Brexton because he’s the primary race schedule besides my NASCAR race schedule”. 

Busch is now all set to get back to Richard Childress Racing and hit the tracks for the first time at the Daytona 500 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. His 2024 season did not end up quite well as he embarked on a winless streak which ended his 19-year run of winning a race every season. Busch is a driver known for the most number of victories across all tiers of NASCAR (231). Given that he is doing pretty well for himself on dirt, the experience will be invaluable. However, Busch remains steadfast in prioritizing his NASCAR commitments, emphasizing that his focus lies on reclaiming his winning form in the Cup Series.

Kyle Busch reflects on his dirt racing endeavors 

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For a driver like Kyle Busch who has been in the world of motorsports for more than a couple of decades, it might seem to be bizarre that this is his first Chili Bowl Nationals attempt. Is it inspiration from his son Brexton Busch who was a star at the Tulsa Shootout himself? It was at the SageNet Center that Brexton was able to claim his first Golden Driller trophy. Busch spoke after Brexton’s win on how nervous he was during it, saying, “I think this is more stress and more butterflies for me here than it is for the Daytona 500.“

The Richard Childress driver has often spoken about the influence of his son Brexton on his new racing choice. Busch said, “I guess it all just kind of came to fruition with the last two or three years running all the dirt stuff with Brexton and having my chance to run the micro stuff. I go to all these race tracks and all these races with him… I feel like that has kind of helped us and me understand a little bit more about the adjustments that I need to give him better and his car better”.  The father-son duo notably won at the Millbridge Speedway in 2024 which Busch joked about being his ‘only win’ of the year.

With Kyle Busch driving towards the tail-end of his career, it’s no surprise that the focus is shifting towards Brexton. Busch spoke about an ‘ideal scenario’ in 2023 about how he wants his racing career to pan out. “In a perfect world… I would retire from Cup racing when Brexton is 15 years old and I would go run a year of Truck… When Brexton turns 16 him and I can split that Truck where he can run the shorter track races and I can run the bigger track races.” According to this roadmap, Busch would be 45 by the time he retires from Cup Racing. So cheer up Rowdy fans, we still have at least 7 more years of Kyle Busch hitting the tracks every weekend!