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Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch has opened up about his dramatic 2022 exit from Joe Gibbs Racing

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October 29, 2024
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Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch has opened up about his dramatic 2022 exit from Joe Gibbs Racing

Feb 6, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; NASCAR Series Cup drivers Kyle Busch (18) and Joey Logano (22) race for position during the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Richard Childress Racing driver Kyle Busch has opened up about his dramatic 2022 exit from Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), revealing it as a major factor in NASCAR’s ongoing “charter wars.” The 2024 season has been tense as teams and NASCAR grapple over the 2025-2031 charter agreements. Tensions boiled over when teams like 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports—who refrained from signing the new deals—sued NASCAR, alleging monopolistic practices and challenging revenue distribution.

According to Busch, his 2022 departure from JGR after M&M’s left as a primary sponsor highlighted the challenges NASCAR teams face securing stable, high-profile sponsorships. “I was sort of the catalyst to this process of what’s going on in the charter agreements,” Busch said. “When I was with Joe Gibbs Racing, we lost our main sponsor M&M’s, and I was left without a job because we couldn’t find a replacement sponsor.”

In the same interview, Busch pointed out NASCAR’s weaker financial health compared to other sports. While he praised NASCAR as a “great family sport” with unique support networks, he acknowledged internal conflicts that, like family squabbles, sometimes boil over into major disputes. “Other sports are healthy. They’re a lot healthier than ours,” he stated. “We have these opportunities of supporting one another…But as most families do, sometimes they fight.”

Busch’s 2024 season has been rocky, with RCR struggling to find a competitive rhythm. Reflecting on the year, he admitted, “There’s been some good moments…but a lot of the down times or the races that we weren’t as strong, we didn’t get as good of finishes as we wanted to.” Now, he’s gearing up for a stronger 2025, knowing that RCR has a tough off-season ahead if they want to return to victory lane.

Busch’s reflections underscore NASCAR’s ongoing struggles with sponsorship stability and charter issues—two factors that could reshape the landscape of the sport. Whether Busch and RCR can turn things around next season remains to be seen, but the RCR veteran’s drive to succeed in 2025 is undeniable.

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