The push to bring NASCAR’s biggest names into Australia’s Supercars championship has been a rocky road. In 2024, plans to insert Kyle Busch into the Adelaide 500 collapsed before the deal could be finalized. Just months later, Kyle Larson, backed by sponsors and event organizers, appeared all but locked in for the 2025 edition. But this year in June, Larson had a grueling Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 double attempt. This led to a withdrawal, leaving fans and stakeholders questioning whether the vision of a NASCAR star racing on the streets of Adelaide would ever materialize. These back-to-back setbacks created a vacuum of uncertainty. However, according to a recent leak, one NASCAR name has truly put the “wild” in the “wildcard” entry for this year.

While Kyle Busch’s plan fell

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