With Kyle Busch persevering with to wrestle at Richard Childress Racing, it’s changing into a extra life like chance that the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season might be his final with the staff. Busch has gone over 100 races with no win and presently sits twenty seventh within the factors standings.
The two-time Cup champion is within the closing yr of his cope with RCR. Despite what’s gone flawed for Busch lately, Dale Earnhardt Jr. nonetheless believes there’s a chance on the market for him to get again in competition.
“My guess if I had to predict what ends up happening, Kyle Busch ends up getting an opportunity that gets him back toward the front of the field,” Earnhardt mentioned on the most recent Dale Jr. Download.
Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports reported in January that greater than 20 drivers had been getting into contract years. Silly Season may see a number of driver motion, and that features Busch. Right now, Earnhardt sees Spire Motorsports as a possible touchdown spot for Busch, who has a powerful relationship with Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson and drives part-time for the staff within the Truck Series.
“I just got a weird feeling he’s gonna end up at Spire for some reason,” Earnhardt mentioned. “… They would probably absolutely take him. … I could see him getting over there.”
Can Kyle Busch get again on monitor with one other staff in 2027?
Based on this season alone, Spire would seem like a step up for Busch, with each Spire driving sitting contained in the top-20 of the standings. There might be different openings as nicely and on the finish of the day, Earnhardt thinks there’s time for Busch, who turns 41 on May 2, to show to himself and all people else that he’s nonetheless able to being a pressure in Cup.
“I think that he ends up getting in a decent car before it’s all said and done. He’s not gonna drive cars that are underperforming for the rest of his career,” Earnhardt mentioned. “He’s gonna get in one thing, he’s gonna discover his manner again to the entrance, he’s gonna have a pair moments of alright, I nonetheless can do that, proving it to himself and the remainder of the world that he’s pretty much as good as he’s at all times been or as gifted as he’s at all times been.
“But the time in the hourglass is running out. Father Time is undefeated and all that stuff. But I believe it happens, and it could be next year. He’s not got a long-term deal at RCR. That’s the story moving forward and that’s what I believe happens in the summer.”
