I made him earn every victory and stole a few from him along the way. We took our shots at each other, in the media and on the track. But I’d like to think that somewhere deep down there was an appreciation that we pushed each other to perform at the highest level, even if neither of us would’ve admitted it.
Tonight, I feel a little like the coyote with no more roadrunner to chase. His loss is all of our loss, but none more so than his family’s. Thinking of Samantha, and Brexton and Lennix who lost their father today.
Kyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years. But we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams. I was super eager for us to get on better terms. But it was he who made the effort for that to be possible. We did some media together also to laugh through some of the things we put each other through many years ago. Most recently we had even been discussing him running my Late Model at Wilkesboro this summer. He seemed extremely happy and we had planned to meet up next Thursday to get his seat to the shop. He laughed over the idea of his fans and JRM fans having to cheer in unison during that race.
Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that. But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.
We are saddened and heartbroken to share the news of the passing of Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup champion and one of our sport's greatest and fiercest drivers. He was 41 years old.
We extend our deepest condolences to the Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and the entire motorsports community.
@zzsmiller@Browns Delusion would be neglecting the fact that the Browns had an amazing draft class in 2025 and while it’s still unknown for 2026, consensus is, it was one of the best drafts of any team again.
I’ll agree with you on everything prior to 2025 😂
@zzsmiller@Browns Not trying to blow smoke but last year and maybe this year they are finally drafting the RIGHT players. Everyone else agrees. If we were a good team we could have gotten Downs. We needed OFFENSE!
@zzsmiller@Browns All I am arguing is they had the best draft class sine 1999 last year and this year all national pundits are saying they have the #1 class. Not denying the losing since 99 but they aren't that far off. Defense is great. Offense on way up. Great drafting!
@zzsmiller@Browns Confused.. they had their best draft class last season since the team returned in 1999? Your glaring need is OL and WR. Your one good thing is your defense. Not sure what front office would have done differently?