9-year-old Brexton Busch comes from a legendary racing family. Before his father Kyle and uncle Kurt, his grandfather Tom is also a former race car driver. Kyle Busch is a two-time Cup Series champion (2015 and 2019) and the winningest driver in the NASCAR National Series history. To add to that Kurt Busch is also a Cup Series champion (2004). So, given Brexton’s early start to his racing career when he was five, it goes to show that he wants to add to his family’s racing dynasty.

There’s no doubt that Brexton is a talented race car driver. He’s proved that with multiple race wins at the micro-sprints level on the dirt tracks. However, now that he’s edging closer to real competitive events, he will need to transition from dirt to pavement. Even Kyle Busch acknowledged the need for this change. “I don’t feel like he’s got enough road course stuff yet. So we need to do some karting, and we’re going to do some of that this offseason.”

Well, having won the Micro Sprint championship at Millbridge, it looks like the young racer has started to dip his toes in a new territory. And like always, it was his mom, Samantha Busch, who posted about his son embarking on a new chapter of his racing career.

Brexton Busch has started go-karting in the off-season

While dirt racing forms the base for good racing technique, karting is something that will help Brexton tackle the modern trends of NASCAR racing. Gone are the days when one or two road course events would make up the schedule. Now there are as many as five to six events in the calendar year that even stretch into the playoffs. So, you see, Kyle Busch wants his son to be prepared for all the challenges that will come his way.

Rowdy has been quite busy with his son this year and has been by his side as a crew chief. But, after conquering the dirt tracks, Brexton is now changing gears to a different style of racing, or at least getting a feel for it. Samantha Busch confirmed this and shared an update via his Instagram account. “Happy off-season! Brexton is going to try karting for the first time today,” she shared on her Instagram story.

Well, the road only gets more challenging and diverse from here onwards for Brexton. His father Kyle has already drawn a road map that will eventually lead him to NASCAR. Rowdy shared the vision of how he sees his son’s progress as a racer over the years. “He’ll probably also do some Late Model Stock stuff and some Super Late Models at 14. I want to keep him on the dirt and asphalt realm. There’s a road racing series, Trans Am TA2, and he’ll probably get into some of that at 14… And then by 16, he’ll be ready for some Trucks.”

Not to forget, Busch had previously explained that his Cup Series retirement hinges on Brexton’s entry into the Truck Series. “In a perfect world, I would retire from Cup Racing when Brexton is 15 years old… I would go run a full Truck Series season to see if I can win a Truck Series Championship… 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.” Busch said, speaking to SiriusXM in 2023.

So, this only goes to show how invested he is in his son’s racing career. However, guiding Brexton seems to have sparked a new passion for Busch, and perhaps this is why he is making a debut appearance at the Chili Bowl Nationals.

Busch explains the reason behind his decision to go midget racing

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The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season has been nothing short of a nightmare for Kyle Busch at Richard Childress Racing. For the first time in nineteen years, he was unable to score a single win. And when he did find the speed on his #8 RCR Chevy, luck was at odds with him, especially at the Daytona and Darlington fall races with consecutive P2 finishes. However, he seems to have decided to quickly move on from this setback and decided to go dirt racing this off-season.

All these years he didn’t fancy his chances to compete at the “Super Bowl of Midget Racing.” But something changed this year. Revealing what led to this change of heart, the RCR driver said, “The biggest reason why I’ve changed my mind now is having more experience being on dirt. Knowing a little what to expect. So for years I’ve really never raced open-wheel cars, never ran sprint cars, midgets, micros, or stuff like that. So to have my feet wet a little bit more with some non-winged micros, I feel that gives you a better sense of what these vehicles will do.”

Well, the Brexton influence is clearly on display here, and truth be told, he’s better off racing in a different discipline, even if it’s for the sake of it. He isn’t the only Cup Series driver expected to race at Chili Bowl Nationals. Kyle Larson has confirmed his entry; meanwhile, the likes of Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, and Ty Gibbs could also turn up at the SageNet Center. Who do you think will win the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2025?