“My fat butt almost didn’t make it out”: Kyle Busch trolls himself in a hilarious post ahead of Chili Bowl debut 

After refusing to run midget races for years, Kyle Busch will make his Chili Bowl Nationals debut in January 2025. One of the reasons why Busch was reluctant to drive this type of racecar was its limited space, and it showed in a recent video the driver posted on X (formerly Twitter).

Kyle Busch is a 39-year-old veteran NASCAR driver who pilots the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing. The driver previously said he wouldn’t run in Chili Bowl because he was, in his own words, too big but he seems to have had a change of heart as he is now clocking practice laps in a midget.

Busch took to X and shared his struggle getting in and out of his Chili Bowl car. He wrote:

“First time in the Midget, and my fat butt almost didn’t make it out.”

The Las Vegas native had to pull himself up on the nerf bars to get out of his seat.

For the Chili Bowl, an annual race deemed the ‘Super Bowl of midget racing’, Kyle Busch will drive the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports-owned midget car. The entry is partnered with FloSports and sponsored by Lucas Oil.

The 39th Chili Bowl Nationals will run from January 13 to 15 at the SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Busch will also make similar appearances in the USAC National Midget this month. He will debut at Bakersfield Speedway on November 26 before running again at Ventura Raceway on November 30.

Kyle Busch drives the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Cup Series (Source: Imagn)

The two-time NASCAR champ will welcome the new year at the Tulsa Shootout where he will run alongside his son, Brexton. The event will happen from December 31 to January 4.

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Kyle Busch's reaction to first practice runs in midget car

Kyle Busch, a midget racing rookie, wasted no time in getting accustomed to the car. A few days ago, Busch went to Rockfish, North Carolina, to conduct his first test runs in a midget car, and it turned out pretty well for him.

FloRacing posted a video of Busch's first midget dirt runs, in which he jokingly hoped not to embarrass himself.

“Here at Rockfish, North Carolina today to get my first chance of testing in a midget. Never driven a midget before so first time for everything, I guess,” Kyle Busch said. “Hopefully, I don’t embarrass myself.”

The 63-time Cup race winner had fun after clocking a few laps, saying it’s not very different compared to a micro car, a type of sprint car he runs professionally.

“It’s cool, it’s fun. It’s different but not all that different than the micro stuff. I mean, you’re just… the speed, you’re going so much faster, and the rpm range is lower,” Busch explained. [2:30]

At the conclusion of the test runs, Busch said:

“For a first go around, just getting used to the car, getting a feel of the car, I feel like there was a point where I got real comfortable with it […] Appreciate Lucas Oil and FloRacing for the opportunity to go out to Chili Bowl and we’ll run a few times before that so can’t wait.”

For his new midget racing schedule this off-season, Busch will compete against fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson, though the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports star hasn’t confirmed an entry in the Chili Bowl yet.