Brexton got the love and spotlight, but there was strong support in his shadow.
The night sky was lit up in Rowdy colors this Friday as more than 10,000 fans came together for the Celebration of Life ceremony of Kyle Busch. NASCAR stars and Busch's closest took to the stage and delivered emotional speeches capturing the essence of his fantastic career and personality. But what really drove the fans crazy was the special tribute from the one entrusted with his legacy. There he was, in his green racing suit, carrying the Busch surname, Brexton Busch, driving Kyle Busch's Lucas Oil No. 8 car.
Not only did he get behind the wheel of the car, but Brexton became the star of the show with his impeccable burnout and donuts. As he ended the performance with the signature bow, Brexton became the most loved person at Charlotte overnight. Yet, there was someone right there by his side who was helping him out silently and making his moves perfect.
Austin Dillon becomes the unwavering support for Brexton Busch
Now Brexton is no slouch when it comes to racing. By all means, he is truly the successor of Kyle Busch's legacy. Yet, he is still a kid, a driver who is still trying to prove himself in grassroots racing before he climbs up the stock car racing ladder. So how come Brexton Busch ended up giving a perfect burnout and delivered the piping hot donuts in Kyle's NASCAR?
As it turns out, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing spent the whole day teaching Brexton Busch how to handle the racecar and make sure the show was a success from his end. The latest generation of NASCAR is a heavy beast. Brexton is barely experienced enough to experience that kind of a power, let alone handle it.
Richard Childress revealed that Dillon was helping him out behind the RCR shop, and the two spent a memorable day together. According to Lucas Oil's official account, "Straight from Richard Childress’ mouth just now, ‘It was fun watching Austin Dillon teach him how to burn out like that behind our RCR shop!’”
Dillon has been especially supportive and respectful towards Kyle ever since he became a part of Richard Childress Racing. The duo was fighting the entire grid together every week to get RCR cars to the best position they could.
During his speech, Dillon was especially thankful that Kyle never badmouthed RCR cars. He was glad that even though Rowdy never shied away from criticizing Joe Gibbs' cars, he kept his opinion about RCR to himself and didn't put it in front of the media.
