“It’s really been hard on both sides,” Joe Gibbs addresses Kyle Busch’s exit following the Busch family’s Race for the Championship interview

“It’s really been hard on both sides,” Joe Gibbs addresses Kyle Busch’s exit following the Busch family’s Race for the Championship interview

Kyle Busch and Joe Gibbs

Kyle Busch is set to end his 15-year-long partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing. He will join rivals Richard Childress Racing at the end of 2022. The veteran’s exit was a surprise to the entire cup garage. No one expected JGR to part ways with there’s the most successful driver of all time.

Kyle Busch has been vocal about his exit and the sour end to their partnership. He and his wife, Samantha Busch, in the latest episode of the NBC NASCAR documentary “Race for the championship,” expressed their views on the exit. The veteran accused Joe Gibbs of flipping at the last moment on his contract extension.

Joe Gibbs has now readdressed Busch’s exit after the veteran’s recent claims. He pointed out that the 2022 season has been challenging for both the team and the driver. All their efforts to keep the 15-year partnership together didn’t work out. The failure put everyone associated with JGR under much stress to overcome the loss.

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“Over this last year, it’s really been hard on both sides. We tried extremely hard to get everything put together so we could stay together, and we just weren’t able to get that done, and so that was a lot of work, stress, trying to go through that,” Joe Gibbs said.

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Joe Gibbs opens up about Kyle Busch’s future with RCR

Joe Gibbs
Joe Gibbs

Its’ been a tough year for Joe Gibbs and the whole No:18 garage. The exit and drama around it have been troubling the entire team. Though Gibbs hates to see Busch driving for RCR, he is happy that the veteran found a good home with Richard Childress.

“This has really been a tough year, I think, for him and us. So we hate that. I think he’s found a good home, and I think he and Richard will get along great,” joe Gibbs said.

Joe Gibbs said he doesn’t wish to race against Busch, who will have a competitive car next year. Joe Gibbs Racing has benefited from the talent of the veteran for the last 15 years. Gibbs shared his wishes to Kyle Busch and his wife Samantha for their future.

“I don’t want to race against him because he’s going over there to a good car, and I know how talented he is. And so, really and truly, we experienced something really special, 15 years, and I wish him and Sam the absolute best as we go forward,” Joe Gibbs added.

What are your thoughts on Joe Gibbs’s words?

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