Kyle Busch texted NASCAR CEO a request that came with likely family twist two days before death
Kyle Busch proposed a rule change just two days before his unexpected death that suggests he might have been dreaming about turning NASCAR into a family affair years from now.
NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell revealed that he received a text from Busch about tweaking eligibility for the Truck Series.
“What I look back on is a text from Kyle (on) Tuesday, as only Kyle could do — and I keep looking at it — and he said: ‘Hey, man, what do you think about an over-40 rule to be able to compete in all the Truck Series races next year?’” O’Donnell said.
O’Donnell said Busch’s rule-change suggestion had merit.
“I said, ‘You know, we put that rule in place because you were winning so much,’” O’Donnell said, “but when we looked about it and had a meeting Wednesday internally, we thought, ‘Damn, that’s actually good. We need Kyle in the Truck Series.’
“It was twofold. He knew he could help the Series, but I think one day had a dream to race against his son in a national series event.”
NASCAR implemented a rule – unofficially known as the “Kyle Busch Rule” – in 2017 to limit how many truck races a NASCAR Cup Series driver with three or more years of experience can race in a season (eight). Busch, who had a NASCAR record 243 victories, was proposing an exception for drivers over 40 years old.
There was a somber scene Saturday morning at Charlotte Motor Speedway as Busch’s familiar blue and white Chevrolet was unloaded in the silent garage area.
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