Parker Retzlaff was driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet when he determined to go for the win at Daytona final week. The choice not solely value him the win although, it additionally took victory from veteran driver Kyle Busch with Richard Childress Racing (which is in a technical alliance with Beard Motorsports), which has led to some criticism and potential anger throughout the Chevy camp.
Nevertheless, do not depend Busch amongst these significantly upset with the 21-year-old driver. Throughout a Saturday media availability, Busch was fast to say, “not me” when requested if Retzlaff owes him an apology.
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“I do not actually know him all that effectively so I do not know what kind of enterprise relationships there are behind the scenes. As soon as upon a time once I owned a Truck Sequence workforce, we had different groups that we helped and we supported and we gave components and items and assets and various things too. I do not understand how all that stems for his relationship with Beard behind the scenes. So yeah, to not me. He did not owe me nothing.”
Busch was pushed on that, requested to additional clarify his opinion. “Nicely, we’ve our Chevrolet workforce conferences, our key conferences, key companion conferences earlier than the race and he is not in a kind of. So when you’re not in a kind of, you then shouldn’t be relied upon as a key companion to want to push and know the sport that must be performed. In order that’s how I have a look at it.”
A “irritating” yr for the 2x champ
Until he wins the Southern 500 at Darlington, Busch will miss the playoffs for the primary time since 2012. Past that, he at present holds the file for many consecutive seasons with a Cup win at 19. He has 11 races to maintain that streak alive.
“Yeah, the entire season’s been irritating,” admitted Busch. “Each week, it simply type of looks like, okay, what’s subsequent? However that is one thing that we won’t change. Chris Buescher simply stated it beforehand, you recognize, there’s plenty of issues and plenty of questions that we’ve for ourselves and solutions that we’d not have the ability to reply precisely proper now as to how our yr has gone, however that is up to now, and you recognize you should utilize that as a distraction or a motivation instrument, and we’ll look to attempt to make that as a motivation instrument. We didn’t run effectively right here up to now.
“This race within the spring we didn’t run effectively, however we do not come on this weekend holding our heads low and pondering that we’re gonna not run effectively once more. We put our heads to paper and take a look at to determine why and stated we’re gonna go there with the most effective piece we are able to and attempt to kick their butt and get a win.”
