In 2024, Kyle Busch had a heartbreaking moment. The season marked his first in 19 years of winning at least one NASCAR Cup Series race. And his breaking point was at the regular season finale in Daytona, where the Richard Childress Racing driver had a legitimate chance to win. Yet Harrison Burton, receiving a push from Parker Retzlaff, made a last-lap pass on Busch to win his first Cup race and clinch a place in the playoffs. That may have turned Busch stone-cold about the NASCAR playoffs.

The 40-year-old veteran has the most wins of any active driver, boasting 63 trophies. Younger racers look up to Kyle Busch’s long history in the sport. Hence, when inexperienced rivals get into the playoffs with a win, Busch’s apathy for NASCAR rises. And that apathy is well in place amidst the fresh ta

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