Kyle Busch: Apology to Toyota helped me grow up
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2024
- NASCAR champ Kyle Busch - the first driver to win a race and a championship while driving a Toyota in the Cup Series - talks of his relationship with the car manufacturer. Busch reflects on going public about his concerns with the car and how that criticism either directly or indirectly led to massive improvements and unprecedented success. Plus, former Toyota marketing head Ed Laukes offers insight into Busch’s maturation over their years together, and his involvement in that process.
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People often forget how young Kyle was when he started. That was NOT the norm when he came in. Of course he has a huge ego but all great drivers have a big ego. Earnhardt Sr. had one of the biggest I've ever seen. He just carried himself differently, like he was cooler than everyone else.
Having a big ego and being ignorant of your actual talents is two different things. Kyle is awful for nascar as a person not a driver
Thats beacuse he was and still is. Do it for dale
@@thedude7726 Kyle far from. Being in dales level. Dude ain’t even on Jeff fordon status.
T. Riley Roo, I disagree. I worked at DIS 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams. Dale Earnhardt Sr did NOT have a huge ego at all. What he did have was a very high confidence level and he started from nothing and earned every step that got him to be the greatest race car driver in NASCAR's history.
@@tannercox4537 KB is not that great of a driver either.
Yet if Kyle would not have said anything through the media. The entire coming to the realization that things had to change within TRD. Probably would have either taken longer, or never would have happened...
Toyota employs several friends of mine. They’re American as far as I’m concerned.
Toyota employees more Americans than many other 'american' brands, and they have respected their customers much more over the long term aswell by making reliable vehicles that last a long time, even when almost everyone else was selling eye candy that would break down in 4 years.
Besides the whole being from Japan thing theyre totally American lol they build a few cars in the states and all of a sudden theyre american
@@DeezzzzNutzzzz They build a couple million cars in the US every year alone. Obviously they’re a Japanese-based company, but their presence in America is huge.
@@RicecarDriver Totally agree huge American presence but still Japanese. Nothing against Toyota at all theyre just not American.
Agreed, with the way they’ve gotten involved in grass roots blue collar motorsports, and gave nascar a full hearted effort, and all the cars and trucks and factories they’re building in the United States, they can be considered American if that’s what they want
I hate my Toyota/Lexus! All of its reliability and never breaking down. So frustrating
Haha
Bet it’s from 1990
@@threepea1151 2000 or 2010
I know this series is two years old, but I am such a fan of Kyle and am enjoying this series. I'm 70 yrs old and have followed NASCAR as long as it's been televised. Dale Sr was my guy. When he passed, I looked for a new "bad boy" driver and Kyle filled that requirement. It takes a strong personality, someone willing to take chances, someone to do whatever it takes, and someone who is in it for the wins, not the fan points. Kyle is on par in those regards with Dale Sr. I'll be a fan as long as he's on the racetrack.
I’m always going to call him Cryle but he’s a really cool dude. Matured a lot and I have confidence in him being a major face of our sport
I don't think people realize that after his very awful season he's kind of changed. I'm hoping his maturity is like his brother's as he gets older
I judge drivers on their personality, which is why i never liked the busch bros. Same with harvick, all three of them (especially kurt, please don't crucify me) have matured very well, to a point as i even pull for Kurt, i just couldn't get over Kyle's attitude, not that he isn't an absolute wheelman, but he just seemed like an awful person to be around, i'm glad they've changed their ways
I can't speak about Kurt or Harvick because I haven't met them, but I met Kyle at a local short track in 2008 and he was a very nice guy and didn't mind having a conversation with you. My right hand was in a cast at the time and he actually went out of his way to ask me what happened to my hand, I still have that cast with Kyle's signature on it, as well as Regan Smith and Ryan Newman. I believe Kyle just turns into a completely different guy when he's on the race track. My driver at the time was Ryan Newman and I met him the same race weekend and he looked like he couldn't possibly get out of there fast enough. But Regan and Kyle were both very friendly guys.
Being a fan of someone because they are charming is fine so is your neighbor that is running your wife. Most racers aren't nice to everyone they are competitive and add to that they can't trust anyone and can't depend on keeping their sponsor or ride it's hard not to look like a terrible person. That's why after Dale died I stopped watching then watched Smoke and Harvick I want to see a competitive driver with consistent abilities others don't don't have not a soap opera. If nascar ever becomes a competitive motor sport instead of trying to be more politically correct than cnn I might start watching again I retired from watching nascar and the nfl last year
Kyle is actually an incredible guy, husband and father off the race track.
Not a huge 18 fan, but he has matured. Can't deny he CAN be a force any raceday. Last year humbled him some. As strange as last year was, 2021 shaping up to be a doozie in many ways.
Nice last name
@@DavidMossMGS Danville,Va. strain. Cheers !
paul moss, WRONG! Kurt Busch matured but Kyle Busch has not and likely never will.
@@sergeantmasson3669 Haha He did show his butt a couple times this season so to your point he slippin. And now big bro in with 23xi teehee I see some drama comin already from several angles. But frankly I have won the money for the last 4 years and I'm not looking forward to this new car at all. At least the man who was supposed to win the championship did so this year. I'm bout ready to start betting baseball instead an I been following NASCAR for almost 50 years. Cheers.
@@paulmoss7940 Kyle Busch doesn't have the balls to mess with the 23XI team., especially Darrell "bubba" Wallace. Factually, Kyle Busch doesn't have ANY friends in NASCAR. He has nobody to blame but himself. When I worked at DIS 1996-2006 as part of the security/safety teams, several times I hoped that he'd flip me the bird or spew out his vulgar insults that he often did with fans, security people and NASCAR officials. Luckily, for him, he never did. Currently, KB is suspended until he passes sensitivity classes or he can't compete in the 2022 NASCAR season which is less than 3 months away.
In my opinion Toyota is the best brand on the market
Alot of people stood behind Kyle and gave him 2nd and even 3rd chances when he screwed up. One of the biggest IMO was the Hornaday incident where he basically ended his championship chances. That was huge and I thought that was the end of Kyle right there.
It makes me happy knowing every time a Toyota wins. Somewhere out there, a person is crying about dem cheatin Toyoders.
Just got fined $50k for almost running people down driving too fast back to the garage. Still an asshole.
Not my driver but I have watched him from the beginning and I respect the heck out of him.
He still has NOT grown up still blames everybody but himself for his own problems
He may have matured but he is still very immature. Talent goes a very long way though.
He has never grown up so that’s complete BS
Yes he went from 2 year old actions to 5 year old actions...
Kia! say Toy otaaaaaa
😂🤣Kia, say Toyota
“They say Kia...and I tell him to say Toyota..”. Yeesh.
Screw Toyota
why do you hate Toyota so much
@@evandeflorville4071 he prefers american rust buckets over toyota reliability
Bush still seems like a child. He’s very troubled.
We cannot imagine the weight on him! His tantrums haven’t ruind him so he’s allowed to be a child! As long as he is successful!
he’s dealt with an agonizing decade of infertility with his sweet wife. That’s enough to fuck anybody up for a lifetime. I can’t criticize him for how he acts on the road, especially because he’s a good person and a good husband and father.
@@theoboegoddess track* huge difference. And i agree . While they have been blessed with plenty it is heartbreaking to struggle with something that many take for granted. I believe she’s currently pregnant. Also it’s normal in Kyle’s profession that emotions run astronomically high . Ever raced at 195 mph? I drove a cup car 4 laps at Daytona 156 mph and my adrenaline was through the roof, imagine your livelihood depended on your performance!
When Dodge left and Toyota came into NASCAR...
NASCAR died.
Toyota makes boring cars
Not true.
And Cheats with their equipment in racing
@@JJA1987 That's a bunch of bull. As if nobody else cheats either.
@@JJA1987 everyone cheats. Even your favourite driver. You’re a fool if you think they don’t.
I cant tell if the KIA joke is adorable or mildy racist lol
Snowflake alert
It’s hilarious any way you choose to view it... and cute, cause Brexton, is little, you know?
@@RafaelFerreira-dn4xz nah, but you can straight up gfy
It's hilarious
Welcome to 2021 where everything is racist. Gtfo you clown.