Kyle Busch explains the “completely different philosophy” of midget racing as Chilly Bowl debut ended in disappointment
Two times NASCAR Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch has shared his feelings about racing midget cars on his Chilly Bowl debut.
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The 2025 racing season marked a new chapter of Kyle Busch’s career as he made the much-awaited Chilly Bowl nationals. He came into the super Bowl of midget racing as s rookie, and it didn’t take much time for him to realize that being a two times NASCSAR Cup series champion can help him only to a limit, as the event demands a different approach.
Kyle Busch’s debut ended with a F-Main entry, as missed out on the minimum goal of C-Main he set for himself. While explaining how the event played out for him, and how racing works in the series. He highlighted how it is hard to bang up against the curb every lap, while maintaining the pace in the midget machinery on the tracks.
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Yeah well to switch back and forth and to just be able to hit it right away, yeah you gotta have laps in these cars and repetitions of being able to race at these tracks and bang up against the curb a few times and understand what it does and how it works but for me, this is my first time doing that…
Kyle Busch said via Frontstretch.com.
He pointed out that, when he initially tested the midget cars and ran 150 laps, there was no curbs. So, the addition of those changed the whole philosophy of racing for them. The proper understanding of these changes plays a significant role on how much success a driver can have on those tracks.
I mean I tested 150 laps or whatever but there was no curb there, it was literally just a flat track so completely different philosophy and concept and things that you gotta do to understand how to make that work.
Kyle Busch added.
Kyle Busch is disappointed over the not securing a C-main spot
Coming into the event, Kyle Busch wasn’t expecting himself to get into the main events but expected to make it into the C-main. But the disanointing runs in the heat races saw him landing in the F-Main and he isn’t happy about it.
Coming in I would have said C main would be pretty good, pretty respectable but we’ll be starting in an F tomorrow so F to E, that’s a little lower than I want it to be but you know I think that’s probably where we’ll be.
Kyle Busch said.
The disappointing, Kyle Busch should take these results as factors that will motivate him to do better in the 2025 Cup series season and well his other racing ventures. In would be interesting to see how this racing season will playout for the two times Cup champion.
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