Kyle Busch fans have a pretty good reason to tune in this weekend.
Two of NASCAR’s biggest stars are paying tribute to one of its biggest personalities.
Kyle Larson is set to bring a familiar look to Las Vegas with a tribute to Busch’s iconic Kellogg’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports scheme.
And the timing is perfect.
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Las Vegas was Busch’s hometown track.
Then comes Bristol.
Ty Gibbs will run the No. 54 in M&M’s colors, honoring the branding that became inseparable from Busch during his Joe Gibbs Racing career.
That might be the better fit of the two.
Busch won eight Cup Series races at Bristol and completed two weekend sweeps there.
He was simply ridiculous at that place.
Now fans get to see those colors back on the track.
It is also a reminder of how much NASCAR has changed.
Busch spent years as one of the sport’s most recognizable drivers. He won championships, piled up victories and somehow managed to become both one of NASCAR’s most loved and most hated figures.
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That made him appointment television.
Now Larson and Gibbs get to carry pieces of that history forward.
The cars are going to look incredible.
And if you’re a longtime NASCAR fan, seeing the Kellogg’s No. 5 and M&M’s branding again is going to bring back some memories.
Las Vegas.
Bristol.
Two Busch tracks.
Two tribute schemes.
NASCAR really knows how to make a throwback hit.
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