#5 How will Kyle Busch fair in the next gen car?
Kyle Busch is one of the most talented drivers in the sport's history, but that doesn't necessarily give him an advantage when it comes to the Gen six-car that will be debuting this February at the NASCAR Cup Series level. In fact, all Cup drivers will be starting from square one when it comes to how to approach the new model. Unfortunately for Busch, who is a two-time Cup Series champion, this includes him. Then again, the Las Vegas native might appreciate the chance to work with something new after two straight years of missing the Final four in Phoenix, but he hasn't exactly given the new car a glowing review either.
"Yeah, I've kind of seen it, but I've not driven it," Busch said in an interview. "From my vantage point, when you take out all the ability for race teams to be creative and ingenuity and the engineering aspect, everything's gone, you know. So it's just a race of engine development, I guess... So I'm not necessarily a fan of it. I think it's a step in the wrong direction, but that's what we got."
Busch could turn over a new leaf in this car; it would do him well to keep an open mind about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq7y3y9_yvA
#4 Is Kyle Busch’s NASCAR career coming to an end?
While this is pure speculation, you have to wonder how much longer Kyle Busch can stay competitive in the NASCAR Cup Series. After two victories in 2021 and only one the year prior, it seems like he's on a downward spiral. Keep in mind that Busch had five wins in 2019 and eight the year before that.
This is how it happened before Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart retired, and Busch might be going in the same direction. Don't be surprised if he hangs it up by 2024. If he wins another championship, he might even retire sooner than that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_oiPE1i5s
#3 Can Kyle Busch win a NASCAR Cup series race in 2022?
Kyle Busch has put together 17 straight seasons with at least one win at the Cup level and will be looking for his 18th in 2022. Of course, to accomplish this, he will need to win one of NASCAR’s 36 Cup Series races over the course of ten months, but he has all the tools in place to be able to accomplish this goal. He knows his way around just about every track on the current Cup Series circuit.
He has top-notch equipment at Joe Gibbs Racing, a great crew chief in Ben Beshore, and some of the best driving talent in the entire field. He's also one of the hungriest drivers on the circuit, making it almost impossible for him to be denied in 36 straight races.
Now, this doesn't mean that Rowdy might not struggle at the beginning of the season, especially with the next-gen car proving somewhat troublesome to drive, but he will eventually level out and reach victory lane.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YB4uM1B7bE
#2 Can Kyle Busch stay out of trouble in 2022?
Kyle Busch put together two wins, 14 top-fives, 22 top tens, and a ninth-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series standings last season. Although Busch should be proud of those stats, especially after his one win last season, those numbers didn't come easy.
For example, Kyle Busch sat on the pole and was leading during the summer race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway when it started to rain. NASCAR hadn't yet called a caution on the track, which gave Busch little warning of what was unfolding. This resulted in Rowdy driving into a turn and his tires losing traction due to the pouring rain.
Busch also had trouble off the track, using an insensitive slur during a post-race interview at Martinsville to describe Brad Keselowski. Will this season be more of the same?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_C_hs-WpYc
#1 Can Kyle Busch finally put the Daytona 500 on his NASCR Cup Series resume?
Believe it or not, Kyle Busch has never nabbed a victory in the Daytona 500 throughout his 17-year career in the NASCAR Cup Series, and he’s probably running out of time to do it. Then again, the Daytona 500 has centered on luck over the last few years. Busch will have to outrun 39 other Cup Series competitors and whatever else is thrown his way to achieve it, but he has done it before at Daytona. Just not in the 500.
In fact, with him grabbing multiple wins during the summer race at Daytona International Speedway and having JGR equipment behind him, there is an argument to be made that this could be his year. Furthermore, teammate Denny Hamlin managed to win the 2019 and 2020 editions of the race, proving that JGR has the equipment to get it done. The only question left to ask is if Busch is feeling lucky or not this time around?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7aBgJtxQB8