The 2024 season hasn’t been particularly eventful for Kyle Busch, especially after he made history but not in a coveted way. In his 20-year-long career, this was the first time that he did not mark a victory and could not even make it to the Top 4. However, he has now embraced dirt racing in its full form, and along with him, one can see Busch’s son Brexton in the Junior wing. 

Given the most successful father-son relationships in NASCAR like Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kyle Petty and Richard Petty, fans anticipate the legacy to continue for Busch as well. Here’s what Busch has to say about Brexton’s future and how he envisions his son’s due course of career. 

Brexton to get access to the best of both worlds

Brexton is at the tender age of 9 when he can be very easily molded into various training forms. This is the time when the brain is most susceptible to changes and hence whatever he will learn, it could stay forever. Recently, he made it to one of the biggest achievements in his life, where he earned the Golden Driller trophy in the Junior Sprint Division of the 2025 Tulsa Shootout on Saturday. Given his age, it showcases how bright he is and the prowess that is already flowing through his blood. While Kyle Busch is indeed quite proud of his son’s feat, it is important that as a father; he plans his future roadways from here on. 

Rowdy was seen in an interview with FloRacing where he discussed what Brexton’s journey would look like in the upcoming few years. One role model that Busch has currently set up for Brexton is Kyle Larson, whom he jokingly referred to as ‘little Kyle” at the start of his interview. Speaking of the same, he said, “I feel like we are doing both. I feel like a mixture of both and he will be good in anything. A lot of guys, like Larson grew up with dirt and he is great at the dirt stuff, obviously he is great at the NASCAR stuff. I just feel like if we mix a little bit of the dirt and a little bit of the pavement right now you can do anything. 

In fact, Larson’s career started with dirt racing and since then he has won several prestigious races. This includes the Chilli Bowl Nationals and more recently, the Tulsa Shootout. After he put up a thrilling banter with drivers like TJ Smith, Emerson Axsom, and Daison Pursley Smith, Larson claimed his fourth Golden Driller. His NASCAR career is also quite decked up, having won the Cup Series Championship at the Phoenix Raceway in 2021. 

Revealing more about Brexton’s future in the racing world, Busch said, “And for him, when he turns 16 which path do you wanna go? Do you wanna stay in the dirt world and run sprint cars or modified or late models or do you wanna go to NASCAR and right now NASCAR is the end goal, so you gotta have some pavement stuff right now”. Given that Brexton beat more than 100 drivers who had participated in this wing, it is already quite a given that under the right supervision, he will become a first-class racer, just like daddy! 

When Kyle Busch shared how he feels before Brexton’s race

Kyle Busch might be one of the best racers that the world of NASCAR has ever seen, but deep within he is a dad. Just like any other father who has severe anxiety before a big day for their children, Busch is no exception. Brexton took part in the Junior Sprint of the Tulsa shootout and while Larson’s son Owen won one of them, Brexton claimed the next. He started by qualifying for the pole position and this is when Father Busch uploaded a video. It was a typical parent video that showcased how anxious Busch was with his son’s entry. 

During the video, he said, “The motions for today are just stress. Just making sure as a team that we’ve got the car as perfect as we can get it for him and making it right so he can go out there and do his job”. The entire time that Busch was with Brexton, he could not help but check if the car was at its optimum best. 

He further revealed that the kind of anxiety that he is feeling for Brexton is new and, as a racer, he hasn’t felt much of that before. Busch said, “I feel ten times more nervous than I ever would for myself. Knowing how hard he’s worked and everything that he’s done this year with the guys to go out there and try to put it all together and get a win in the junior sprint. So I know he wants it and I hope that it doesn’t affect him that he thinks it’s gonna be easy”. 

Kyle Busch’s candid reflections highlight how deeply personal racing becomes when it’s about his son, Brexton, rather than himself. The raw emotion underscores the profound pride and pressure of nurturing the next generation of talent.