After tersely assessing the performance of his team and the quality of the racing Friday night, Kyle Busch bluntly stayed on the offensive during a Saturday afternoon Twitter rant.
The owner of Kyle Busch Motorsports finished second to Johnny Sauter in the Camping World Truck Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway after rallying from two penalties to his pit crew for going over the wall too soon.
“Pure talent; that’s about it,” Busch replied when asked about his comeback. “My pit crew did absolutely nothing to help me out tonight. My truck drove like shit, and these splitters are absolutely horrendous. You can’t pass in traffic. You can’t race alongside anybody. You can’t get within five truck lengths of no one.
“But somehow, some way, I was able to get back to the front. Had a blast.”
During an hourlong session on Twitter after Cup practice for Saturday night’s All-Star Race, Busch took on all comers, retweeting both supporters and haters.
He also offered an interesting opinion of what NASCAR without his team in the truck series would mean for the wave of young drivers that reached the Cup Series this season.
There would b a series. I just think the learning curve to the next level would b steeper and steeper and some drivers wouldn’t make it all the way. (Jones, Bubba, William, Suarez, Bell) https://t.co/1N6Zoj45od
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
Here’s a sampling of the rest:
What u see is what u get. Why b 2 faced and tip toe around a publicly seen issue? https://t.co/zgLVCfVccg
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
He spun the tires first. If he had traction he wouldn’t have backed up into me. I then tired to help him get back going and he was too crooked and he almost wrecked. Did a great job to save it. We both made compounding mistakes. We’ll discuss and learn and move on. https://t.co/Qx5kiKKtTg
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
Dude. Get over it. Sorry ok. U have a complex of repeating yourself. I’m sure I was rushed or in the garage going from point A to point B. I know for a fact it wasn’t at a sit down autograph session. Moving on https://t.co/RIWtYr54q2
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
I and many others will beg to differ. Later TROLL https://t.co/GYvVcEDjVF
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
Bring it on. KBM is comprised of strong people and many want to work there. The ones we do have say it’s a great place. But you know it all so come run it then and show me better. https://t.co/kLS1FBDuF8
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
I beg to differ. I believe it’s because of social media and bashers like u. Racing isn’t always about the show. It’s the experience w friends and family. Camping, parties, hanging out, building memories, etc. Try it some time. https://t.co/pYTCHOCPmN
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
So who’s fault was it we had repeat penalties on pit road then genius? https://t.co/oRITxv3Td6
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
I’d be happy to do it. If those r the rules for everyone in the field, let’s rock it!! When u pay people to do a job, they either do it well or get fired. Teach that lesson to your kid so he stays employed his whole life. https://t.co/3iZNqxH7bD
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
Thanks for being observant and not biased on who makes the comments. https://t.co/iVmOa6kIYd
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018
Nice try. I’m not trying to b him. Richard will forever b The King and arguably the greatest we ever had to race stock cars. https://t.co/zNMeA2DKlz
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) May 19, 2018