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BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 22: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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BRISTOL, TN – APRIL 22: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Toyota, walks through the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Bristol Motor Speedway saw Kyle Busch retire from the elimination race early after sustaining an engine failure. However, NASCAR fans felt Toyota, 23XI and JGR screwed him over on purpose and went on to badger them over social media.
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NASCAR Journalist Jeff Gluck stated, “Ty Gibbs needs to run 30 more laps to pass Kyle Busch and knock him another point down. Not sure why Toyota would be OK with this, but it’s happening. If it were going to be a problem, they would have parked Bubba before he passed Busch.”
Ty Gibbs, a replacement driver for Kurt Busch in the 23 car, was not competing for the playoffs. Watching Gibbs and Bubba Wallace overtake Busch was seen as a deliberate attempt from TRD and JGR in order to knock him out of the playoffs. Busch is headed towards greener pastures with RCR next season and this might not have played well with Toyota and JGR.
Fans react to Ty Gibbs overtaking Kyle Busch at the elimination race
Fans were highly critical of Toyota, JGR, and the Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing team, after replacement driver Ty Gibbs was allowed to pass Kyle Busch. The engine failure also added injury to Busch as it saw him being knocked out of the playoffs.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – AUGUST 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Mix Toyota, waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 15, 2021, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Kyle Busch
Fans stated that Joe Gibbs Racing had no class and that they were showing their true colors. Some people also called TRD and JGR a disgrace for what they have done with Kyle Busch after all these years of being together.
Because @JoeGibbsRacing have no class and showing the true colors of @ToyotaRacing what a disgrace !! You should be embarrassed @ToyotaRacing that guy @KyleBusch made you !
— Rusty Marlin (@MRstevewayne) September 18, 2022
I think we all know why. Toyota is a joke of an organization. I guarantee Chevy or Ford wouldn't do this. Way to treat the most successful Toyota driver.
— B B (@Thunderball008) September 18, 2022
Toyota honestly just purposely screwing over Kyle Busch at this point
— Dank Nascar Memes (@dank_nascar) September 18, 2022
Honestly neither @JoeGibbsRacing or @ToyotaRacing deserve to have @KyleBusch running for another championship for them. He’s always a danger to win if he’s running & their pettiness eliminated that possibility for their organizations & gives Kyle more incentive next year.
— Connie Bradley (@Pizzamom14) September 18, 2022
Ty possibly be the one to kick Kyle out of the playoffs? Joe knows what he’s doing
— Tyler (@Tyler_Mizell9) September 18, 2022
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The Holiest of Holies Most Right Reverend Joseph Gibbs showing his true colors … he is not what you think he is.
— Sergeant Major (@MAC_V_SOG1) September 18, 2022
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