With his fist raised, Brexton Busch, the 9-year-old son of Kyle Busch, emerged from his car at the Charlotte Motor Speedway last month. This was his first win at the historic track, which is seeped into the family legacy. With Brexton recording an astonishing 6 wins in a row last month, he has proven himself to be capable of carrying that legacy.

So when NASCAR seemingly ignored Brexton Busch while predicting what the postseason field would look like 10 years from now, the motorsports community wasn’t having it. Following his father’s footsteps, the little racer has started picking up trophies as well as a large following. Excluding him from future projections might be a mistake, fans believe.

Kyle Busch’s son is under serious training

Kyle Busch himself got his NASCAR start at just 16 years old in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as a replacement driver for Nathan Haseleu. He won his first ARCA Menards race at Nashville in 2003, being just 17 years old. So Busch has started his son, Brexton, along the same path. In fact, Brexton started his career way before his father – debuting in 2020 at the age of five.

And he has had some spectacular guidance. After racing intense, wreck-riddled Cup Series races on the weekends, Kyle Busch relaxes by watching his son race on dirt tracks. While supervising Brexton at Millbridge Speedway in 2021, Busch outlined his son’s progress. “This is A) for fun. But for as mad as he gets when he doesn’t win, we have to work on teaching and growing. Not long ago, he wouldn’t sit down and watch any race. Now he wants to debrief his own races.” Brexton went on to be the track champion at the Beginner Box Stock Division at Millbridge and won nine feature events at six different tracks in four states – all at the age of 6!

So NASCAR’s recent post about a futuristic prediction seemed to have a glaring hole. Their official Instagram page captioned, “As we celebrate 10 years of the elimination-style #NASCARPlayoffs, we had to ask … what might the postseason field look like in another 10 years? 🤔 #NASCAR.” We can see the pictures of current and upcoming racers – Connor Zilisch, Corey Heim, Chandler Smith, etc. But the presence of Kevin Harvick’s son Keelan presence raised the question – why isn’t Brexton Busch also there, with all his achievements?

Last year, Kyle Busch’s young speedster collected 32 wins at 13 different tracks. This year as well, he is going strong. On July 2, Brexton clinched his first trophy at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a track that his dad and uncle, Kurt have dominated multiple times. Engaging in a tough battle with Landon Thrasher, Brexton ultimately emerged victorious.

July also saw him on a stretch of six wins in a run that extended from the Airport Speedway right up to the Lanco Speedway during the Hyper Racing 600 Speedweek. This season he already has 29 wins to his name. Earlier this year in February, Brexton had clinched the West Coast Bandolero title, making his mother Samantha proud. That month also saw him sign a three-year contract extension with sponsor Sevpro Industries, further highlighting his growing stature.

Brexton has proven that he has all the makings of a future NASCAR star, making his exclusion from the predicted 2034 postseason field all the more surprising. In fact, his father last year laid out the plans for his son’s NASCAR future and they already sound promising.

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Even if NASCAR chose to not have Brexton in its 2034 projected playoff grid, Kyle Busch has a well-laid-out plan for how he wants things for his son. Brexton, at 15, will be eligible to compete in Truck races at tracks of 1.5 miles and shorter as well as at road courses. According to Busch, he and his son will share the ride until Brexton is 18 and can race the full slate.

Revealing the plans on Cars & Culture with Jason Stein podcast last year, Busch said, “We obviously give back to the sport doing that and (with) all the drivers that have kind of come through there over the years. We’d like to continue to give back … as I get closer to hanging it up, and then obviously turning it over to Brex.”

With his father by his side and his own prowess, Brexton has the tools to become an accomplished NASCAR driver. So fans ridiculed NASCAR dropping his name from the projected list of playoff contenders in 2034. One fan surprisingly asked: “where is brexton busch 😭.”

The championship playoff format was introduced in 2014, witnessing a variegated mix of winners. Kyle Busch himself won the 2015 and the 2019 championships. Given Brexton Busch’s pace at such a young age, it would not be surprising that he would make the grid once he is eligible to compete in the Cup Series. Another fan surprised by the list  wondered, “Busch’s kid…?”

Some people opined that having Kevin Harvick’s son mandated including Kyle Busch’s son as well. The 11-year-old son of Kevin Harvick has also excelled on the track. In April, he pulled off double duty winning the Legends feature at New River and finishing second in his first-ever race in a Street Stock. He started racing at the age of seven and has won multiple championships. While he deserves his place on the list, Brexton, who has shone brighter, also merited the same courtesy.

Highlighting this a fan commented, Putting keelan in there without brexton is actually crazy.” Another fan suggested that NASCAR’s approach might just motivate Brexton to soar above his peers. “Brexton Busch origin story.” There could be a reason for NASCAR to not mention Brexton. Given his current age of 9 years, the earliest Brexton could feature in the Cup Series is in 2033, at the age of 18, which is the eligibility to compete in the Cup Series. As such predicting him to be in the playoffs in his possible second season, may seem a stretch.

Could we see young Brexton take this as a motivation and dominate even more in the years to come? He would love to revisit NASCAR’s 2034 prediction if he ends up qualifying for the playoff in the future.

Yet Brexton needs to wait another nine years to become a full-time racer in NASCAR. So one fan crossed his fingers for that time: “I hope Brexton will race after his father, Kyle retires for racing.”

Evidently, Kyle Busch’s drab streak has not swayed fans. With Brexton Busch slowly dominating the motorsports world, they know who to root for now, despite NASCAR’s decision.