Kyle Busch’s Close Friend Reveals Dale Earnhardt Jr Was the Only Ex-Rival, Out of 4 Stars, to Accept His Offer for ‘Rowdy’

Kyle Busch has had an inspiring 20-year-long NASCAR journey with over 600 Cup Series races under his belt, earning himself legendary status in the sport. However, the two-time Cup Series champ is also infamous for losing his calm on numerous occasions throughout the course of his career. As a result, the 37-year-old has often found himself amid many controversies and rivalries over the years. One such feud of Busch, involving Dale Earnhardt Jr lasted almost a decade. Despite that feud, Dale Jr. took the high road and agreed to be part of ‘Rowdy‘; something three other ex-rivals refused. 

Kyle Busch’s longtime friend and executive producer of his Amazon documentary, Derek Daugherty, shared his experience of getting Dale Earnhardt Jr. involved in ‘Rowdy‘. 

Dale Earnhardt Jr. leaves Kyle Busch’s friend impressed

In a recent interview with Awfully Announcing, Daugherty talked about the role of Busch’s old rival Dale Earnhardt Jr in the documentary and commended the two-time Busch Series champ for being supportive.

He said, “You know, and the funny thing about Junior is if you met him probably 20 years ago, he was a shy, shy guy, you know, he wouldn’t. But he’s turned it around, he’s amazing. You know, he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He does tell it how it is.”

Kyle Busch’s confidant shared that he instructed Dale Jr. ‘to be as honest as possible’ during his interviews for the documentary. Derek Daugherty also assured the two-time Daytona 500 winner that he would try to get other rival drivers of Kyle Busch to do the same. Unfortunately, these racers did not follow in the footsteps of Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Daugherty revealed Busch’s biggest rivals did not want to feature in ‘Rowdy’

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The executive producer of ‘Rowdy‘ named three racers who he tried to get on board the Kyle Busch documentary.

Derek Daugherty said, “So we did try to get Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski because those have been his big rivals over the years. Unfortunately, they didn’t want to do it, but Junior was one of the guys who stepped in and said, ‘Absolutely, this is a story that probably needs to be told as well.’”

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Thus, Daugherty was highly impressed with Dale Earnhardt Jr’s keenness to be a part of the project, despite his longtime beef with Kyle Busch

What did you make of this information about the different stances of Kyle Busch’s rivals over appearing in his documentary?