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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2022 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2022 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)
After an image of Joe Gibbs racing’s hauler appeared on social media, fans noticed a certain driver was missing from the picture of the side. As they questioned about that they also thought as to why 23XI was not using their own hauler.
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A fan posted a picture of the JGR merch Hauler which had pictures of Bubba Wallace, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Martin Treux Jr, and Christopher Bell. However, Kyle Busch was nowhere to be seen.
The only possible explanation seems to be financial concerns, as a fan explained that it could be that 23XI does not sell enough merchandise by itself to have its own stand-alone merch hauler.
Fans question the missing Kyle Busch image from the JGR hauler
Fans stated that anyone who had attended the races in person would know that Busch has always had his very own merch hauler. They also pointed out that the JGR merch hauler would be mostly seen next to the Kyle Busch merch hauler.
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HAMPTON, GA – JULY 11: Kyle Busch, #18 Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry Skittles Gummies looks on prior to the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 race on July 11, 2021, at the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Fans were quick to point out why JGR did not have the image of their soon-to-be former driver, Kyle Busch on the side of the hauler. They also were keen to know if the Michael Jordan-owned team was not successful enough to sell out their Kurt Busch and Bubba Wallace merch. They had alternating theories for the lack of a standalone 23XI merch hauler.
It’s almost like he has his own merch hauler, and hasn’t been on the Toyota hauler all season 🤷♂️
— Dale Burgundy Jr (@TeamBubba23) October 5, 2022
Kyle has his own hauler, sure, but the real odd part of this for me is that 23X1 and Gibbs are all in 1 hauler. Michael Jordan’s team can’t sell enough merch to stand alone?
— AutoLotto (@AutoLotto317) October 5, 2022
Everyone who has ever been at a race track knows that a few drivers, namely Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott, have their own merch haulers.
— Emil Borchert (@EmilBorchert) October 5, 2022
No no. Kyle Busch is one of the best selling drivers in terms of merchandise. He has his own hauler.
just like Chase Elliott versus Hendrick motorsports haulers
— Seriously Fast Media (@Seriously_Fast) October 5, 2022
That is interesting, but Kyle does have his own M&Ms branded merch hauler that is just his gear (Like the NAPA Chase Elliott one behind the hauler in this pic). I saw it at Bristol a few weeks ago and figure it'll be here in Charlotte this week too.
— Andrew Higginbotham (Higgy) (@HighSpeedHiggy) October 5, 2022
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KB has his own trailer
— Avery Schwalm (@AverySchwalm) October 5, 2022
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Why do you think 23XI does not have its own merch hauler? Is it because of financial restraints? or something else. Let us know in the comments below.
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