Kyle Busch announced he will return to the Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing after previously announcing he retired from the series back in 2021.
Kyle Busch via NASCAR YouTube
Busch shared a video to his social media highlighting Tom Brady and Michael Jordan’s retirement announcements alongside his own. It also showed their subsequent return announcements before cutting to a person pretending to be a news anchor.
The anchor states, “The following statement was released today by Kyle Busch through his agency, Rowdy Driver Services, located in Mooresville, North Carolina in response to questions about his future career plans in the NASCAR Xfinity series: I’m back.”
Busch then says, “Did you miss me? I’m back.”
Did u miss me? 🤷🏻♂️ pic.twitter.com/mQYl0PzXsj
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 10, 2023
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Kaulig Racing then announced on Twitter, Busch would be driving for them in their No. 10 car, “We’re proud to announce Kyle Busch, the all-time-record holder for NXS wins, will pilot our No. 10 Chevrolet for five races in 2023!”
Kaulig Racing Twitter
The fives races will be Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Phoenix Raceway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen International, and Darlington Raceway.
Kaulig Racing Twitter
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Busch went on to share Kaulig’s announcement to his official Twitter account writing, “Heard u like trophy hunting…”
Kyle Busch Twitter
In a press release, Busch said, “I’m looking forward to having some fun in the Xfinity Series again.”
He added, “What Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice have built in just a few short years at Kaulig Racing is impressive, and with the team’s alliance with Richard Childress Racing (RCR), this made for an easy decision to be back competing in a series that I’ve had success in over the years.”
Kyle Busch via NASCAR YouTube
Kaulig Racing President Chris Rice said, “Kyle Busch is a true competitor and will forever be known as one of the best – and winningest – NASCAR drivers of all time.”
“We’re excited to have a former Cup and Xfinity Series champion bring his experience and knowledge to our team. There is no doubt in our minds that Kyle will help our Xfinity Program grow and contend for wins this year,” he stated.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, and Jeff Burton via NASCAR YouTube
Busch will share the No. 10 car with Justin Haley, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Dillon throughout the season. As noted in the press release, Busch is the winningest driver in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with 102 wins, the most recent coming in his last race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In fact, he won all five of the races he started in 2021. He has a 28.17% win percentage in the series.
He also has 70 pole awards and 20,088 laps led in the series. He has 225 top 5s and 263 top 10s. His average finish in the series is 8.9.
Kyle Busch via NASCAR YouTube
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