Richard Childress Racing has made the choice to vary the quantity on the facet of what was imagined to be Kyle Busch’s 2026 Coca-Cola 600 entry.
The 41-year-old NASCAR legend died all of the sudden on Thursday, and the shock and grief that has adopted is overwhelming.
RCR introduced that Austin Hill will drive the entry meant for Busch on this weekend’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but it surely is not going to be the No. 8 Chevrolet. The group will make the most of the No. 33, and the No. 8 is not going to return to the observe … until Kyle’s at present 11-year-old son Brexton Busch in the future desires to make use of it.
Busch’s ultimate three Cup Sequence wins got here with the No. 8, all throughout the 2023 season.
“Richard Childress Racing has elected to droop use of the No. 8 and can run the No. 33 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and past,” mentioned the group in an announcement. “Kyle Busch was instrumental within the design of RCR’s stylized No. 8 and it has grow to be synonymous with Kyle and an vital image for his followers and the NASCAR trade. Nobody can carry it ahead to the extent that he did. The No. 8 is reserved and prepared for Brexton Busch when he is able to go NASCAR racing.”
That is reminiscent of what RCR did following the tragic dying of Dale Earnhardt within the 2001 Daytona 500. The No. 3 Earnhardt made well-known was shelved, changed by the No. 29 pushed by Kevin Harvick. The No. 3 solely returned to Cup Sequence competitors over a decade later, with Childress’ grandson Austin, because the quantity was initially related to the Childress household earlier than Earnhardt made it iconic.
The quantity Busch used for almost all of his profession was the No. 18, which Joe Gibbs Racing has not used since he left the group after the 2022 season.
Kyle Busch ultimate Cup win, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Photograph by: Jeff Curry / Getty Pictures
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