He’s been praised by the biggest names in the sport, described as fearless, exceptionally talented and NASCAR’s next big star.
But his newfound acceptance isn’t what Busch is after. He just wants to race.
He’s done that through the first five weeks of this season, competing in all 13 NASCAR races that have been held in Cup, Trucks and the Nationwide Series.
And instead of taking the weekend off with the rest of the Sprint Cup Series, he was running in the Nationwide race in Nashville.
He’s got a Truck Series win, he gave Toyota its first Sprint Cup Series victory, and sits atop the points standings in both of those series. Then last week in Bristol, he wrestled his car home to a 17th-place finish after his power steering failed—while he was leading the race—with 150 laps to go.
“He has seemed to adapt to all of this in a way that nobody has in a long time,” former champion Dale Jarrett said. “He’s fearless and has that youth about him. He doesn’t think that a race car can ever get out from under him, and he drives it to that limit every single time. That’s a quality that not everyone has.”
“Obviously, he has to win some more races and race for that championship… to say he is our next superstar. He’s right there on the verge of it.”
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