"They would bust your a**" - Kyle Busch on Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart’s old-school NASCAR racing approach

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch recently reflected on how racing has evolved over the years. Busch, who made his NASCAR debut in 2003, is now marking his 20th year as a driver in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Despite his struggles this season, Richard Childress Racing's #8 driver has enjoyed a celebrated career, boasting 231 victories. Of these, 63 wins have come in the Cup Series, placing him ninth for the most Cup wins in NASCAR history. Additionally, Busch has secured a championship in the Xfinity Series and holds record-high wins in both the Truck and Xfinity series. His dominance through the years ranks him as one of the greatest NASCAR drivers of all time.

Busch has witnessed racing evolve, sharing the stage with NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, among other great drivers. Busch has not just witnessed these changes but has also adapted to them throughout his racing career.

In a recent episode of the Pat McAfee Show, hosted by ESPN analyst Pat McAfee, Busch shared his views on the different racing styles from when he started racing compared to the current approaches. He said:

"Racing has undoubtedly changed in the last five or six years. It's changed, it's changed a lot. The older generation, the Jeff Gordons, the Tony Stewarts, the Mark Martins, the Rusty Wallaces, Bobby Lebanis like those guys, they would bust your a**. If you didn't race and have proper race etiquette, they would wreck you. Like they would shoo you out. Tony(Stewart)especially, or he would come fight you afterwards, one or the other."

On his time competing with 3x Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, Busch added:

"Tony and I had our few mishaps and mix-ups along the way, but I feel like now that I'm older, I see where he's coming from. And so I have greater respect for what he was trying to teach me back in the day."

Kyle Busch drives the #8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing in the Cup Series. Currently sitting at P18 in the driver standings, Busch has yet to secure a win this season and has only two top-five finishes. His troubles continued last weekend with a DNF at Pocono, making his chances of securing a playoff seat even slimmer.

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"Sometimes some don't lift" - Kyle Busch's post-race reaction after DNF at Pocono

Kyle Busch, RCR's #8 driver, has been the victim of multiple DNFs this year. His untimely exit from the Cup race at Pocono last weekend came at the hands of Spire Motorsports driver Corey LoJoie.

After a restart in stage three, Corey LaJoie clipped the left rear of Kyle Busch's #8 Chevy, causing a multi-car wreck that ended the latter's race. In a post-race interview with Frontstretch, Busch shared his thoughts on the incident.

"Of course, you have mirrors and cameras and everything else, so you try to get in front of the run that's coming and I was trying to get in front of that run and um sometimes some don't lift," Busch said. [00:48]

NASCAR investigated the incident, which could have led to a penalty for LaJoie. However, it was recently clarified that LaJoie would not be sanctioned.