Richard Childress Racing has elected to suspend use of the No. 8 and will run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and beyond. Kyle Busch was instrumental in the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has become synonymous with Kyle and an important symbol for his fans and the NASCAR industry. No one can carry it forward to the level that he did. The No. 8 is reserved and ready for Brexton Busch when he is ready to go NASCAR racing.
i am truly heartbroken. i wished for the day he got to be on track with braxton, and i feel so awful that those kids and the rest of his family have been cheated out of time they should’ve gotten to spend with a great man. RIP rowdy, your impact will be felt for generations
as a kid i grew up hating kyle busch because of his feud with junior. that was until one day in daytona, when all i wanted was some driver to sign my hat, and kyle busch was the only one to stop and walk up and sign it, even with all of my 88 gear on.
every day is a privilege and today is a truly sad reminder of that.
this little boy in this picture hated you on sunday’s. but he loved to hate you, and you made it very difficult to hate and not become a fan when your passion for racing showed, when you would show up to his home town to race at his home tracks. he will be forever grateful for that.
from a fan, to a hater, to a competitor, to a teammate, and to even maybe a friend. i share that story because this little kid in the picture was not anywhere near the true number that you impacted for the better just through racing.
you will be deeply missed. both on the race track, but certainly off.
RIP. 🕊️