With over 1000 NASCAR races under his belt in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series, it would be fair to say that Kyle Busch has just about seen it all when it comes to stock car racing.
With that experience comes strong opinions, and Busch is the type of character who is certainly not afraid to share them.
The two-time champion has been a vocal critic of several current issues facing the sport, for example, such as the next-gen car and the racing it produces. However, it doesn't always have to be serious topics that Busch gives his thoughts on.
We recently discussed Busch's thoughts on the most iconic NASCAR paint schemes of all time, and now, he's weighed in on the greatest ever race.
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Busch: 1998 Daytona 500 greatest ever NASCAR race
Earlier this year on the Games with Names podcast, Busch was asked for his opinion on the matter, and the two-time champion didn't hesitate before giving his answer.
“The 1998 Daytona 500 with Dale Earnhardt winning,” the two-time Cup Series champion said.
“20 years of trying, 20 years of aggravation and everything, and not being able to win that race, to finally being able to win that race, and so that was a huge moment for our sport.
“When that race was over, as he was coming down pit lane, like every member of every team was sitting out there on pit road high-fiving him and giving him a congratulations for the win and stuff like that.
“You don’t see that anymore these days.”
Busch's choice is unsurprising. Earnhardt's maiden Daytona 500 victory was one of the most emotional moments in NASCAR history, and as the two-time champion says, the scenes on pit road afterwards were incredible.
It not only spoke to the iconic status Earnhardt had in the sport, but to just how highly respected the seven-time champion was among his peers.
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