Joey Logano Recalls Kyle Busch's 'Rowdy' Persona After Death, Citing 20-Year Rivalry
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Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
Joey Logano Recalls Kyle Busch's 'Rowdy' Persona After Death, Citing 20-Year Rivalry
3 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
Joey Logano said before Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 that Kyle Busch kept up his trademark trash talk until the end, even after their two-decade rivalry had softened into mutual respect.
A month before his death, Busch said on Sean Hannity's show that he still couldn't stand Logano, Brad Keselowski and Carson Hocevar, comments Logano later confronted him about at Talladega.
Talladega became one of Logano's last memories of Busch: the two laughed off the remarks while playing pickup basketball with their sons, with Michael McDowell recalling Busch still talking trash courtside.
Logano and Chase Briscoe both said Busch could flip instantly between his hard-edged 'Rowdy' racing persona and a relaxed off-track side, reinforcing how competitors are remembering him after his passing.
With NASCAR's most iconic 'villain' gone, how will the sport's rivalries and narratives evolve to fill the void left by Kyle Busch?
Did Kyle Busch’s 'Rowdy' persona serve as a psychological shield, and what was the private cost of maintaining that public facade?