Dale Earnhardt Jr Reveals the X-Factor Richard Childress Has But Michael Jordan Lacks Which Helped Kyle Busch Rev Up His Game

After last year’s storm, 2023 at Richard Childress Racing seems like a respite for Kyle Busch. Having performed well consistently in all 2023 Cup Series races to date, last Sunday, Busch even managed to register his first win of the season. However, as Dale Earnhardt Jr points out, it’s an X-factor at Richard Childress Racing that helped him attain it all.

In a recent episode of Dale Jr Download, Dale Earnhardt Jr revealed that Kyle Busch’s current crew chief Randall Burnett is the X-factor behind the #8’s success for the second consecutive season.

Revealing that he was surprised to see Burnett not following Tyler Reddick to Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing, he said, “His crew chief, Randall Burnett, I was so surprised that he didn’t go with Reddick when Reddick went to 23XI.”

“He stays, he gets Kyle Busch, and whether he knew that was happening beforehand or early in the process, I don’t know. But that guy is a rock star. And the car that he put under Kyle this weekend was incredible.”

Acknowledging Earnhardt Jr’s observation, Dale Jr Download’s co-host added to his praise for Burnett. He said that it is astonishing to see how Randall Burnett is doing a great job. Davis said, “He’s giving him [Kyle Busch] a piece every week. I mean every week they are just up there in the front.”

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Why does Dale Earnhardt Jr feel that the stars are finally aligning for Kyle Busch?

During their conversation about Kyle Busch and Randall Burnett’s individual performances in the last few races, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Mike Davis agreed that the two are a great match. Furthermore, Earnhardt Jr. said that seeing the two together, he feels as if everything is now falling in place for the two-time Cup champion.

He said, “It’s pretty impressive to see. I think that we’re gonna hear that name a lot this year. We heard it a lot last year. They won three races last year. They were a fast car. But I believe that like we said with Kyle’s age and where he is in his career, the stars are aligning for them to be one of the contenders throughout the season.”

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Moreover, Earnhardt Jr admitted that he wasn’t sure what to expect of Kyle Busch at RCR this season. He also revealed that was apprehensive of Busch’s decision to join RCR. However, now that Busch has got one of the best crew chiefs with him, Earnhardt Jr is excited to see what 2023 holds for RCR and Busch.