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Watch: Kyle Busch’s Unlikely Reaction as Young Fan Asks Him to Sign an M&M’s Diecast of Another Driver

Published 03/12/2023, 9:31 PM EDT

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From 2008 until 2022, Kyle Busch was proud to consider himself a Joe Gibbs Racing driver. During that period, M&M’s linked up with him as a primary sponsor and they stuck together for a long time. It came to a stage where Kyle Busch and M&M’s were practically synonymous with each other. Sadly, that partnership has now ended and Busch is racing with another team and a new sponsor.

Despite all this, and the way Kyle Busch left JGR, he still bears no ill will towards M&M’s. Quite recently, he was signing merchandise for the fans at an event when one fan approached him. A young boy had a diecast of an M&M’s-themed car, but it happened to be a car of former driver Elliott Sadler. Nevertheless, Busch signed it anyway and the fan walked away happy.

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Why did Kyle Busch leave Joe Gibbs Racing in the first place?

The saga started when M&M’s decided to leave NASCAR entirely. This pretty much left Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing on the lurch and in a desperate situation. Obviously, no NASCAR driver can last long without a sponsor, so the search was on for a new sponsor. For a while, Busch and Joe Gibbs Racing negotiated back and forth but could not reach an agreement.

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Naturally, Richard Childress was not about to let such a valuable free agent slip from his grasp. As a result, he promptly signed the 2-time Cup Series champion and Busch was only too happy to sign above the dotted line. Since then, the #8 driver has not regretted a thing, and he has hit the ground running.

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How is the 2023 season panning out for Kyle Busch?

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As mentioned before, he has gotten his season off to a fantastic start by winning at the Auto Club Speedway. Owing to this, he has not only triumphed for his new team but broken Richard Petty’s record for the most consecutive seasons (19) with a win. Furthermore, he has booked his berth in the Playoffs, but then again, the season is long.

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For the moment, he will be looking ahead to the next race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Without a doubt, now that he has had a taste of the victory, he will want to visit that lane more often.

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