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Brexton Busch celebrates Junior Sprint Tulsa Shootout Golden Driller win

Nick Profile Picby:Nick Geddes•01/05/25•

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The Brexton Busch era has arrived — the son of NASCAR star Kyle Busch scored the biggest win of his racing career Saturday night.

Brexton took the checkered flag in the Junior Sprint A-Main at the 2025 Tulsa Shootout, capturing his first Golden Driller trophy. The 9-year-old started first in the 20-lap race and led the entire way.

“That was awesome,” Brexton said, via Matt Weaver of Sportsnaut. “I’m so glad to be here and win. I’ve been watching all the races from last year to get ready for this year. I won all the races this week to get here. It’s awesome to win this race.”

Brexton never faced lapped traffic, a big help in his victory.

“Yeah, I was lucky to not get to lap traffic,” he said. “I was worried about that. It was awesome to win. I thought I gave it away on Lap 14 when I hit the berm and I’m glad I didn’t.”

Brexton Busch quickly rising up the ranks in motorsports

Owen Larson, the 10-year-old son of Kyle Larson, also competed in the race. He started fourth and finished sixth. Both sons of Cup Series champions have bright futures in motorsports.

As for Brexton, Busch has a plan for where his career will go.

“A lot of different things can happen. That’s what we’ve actually been looking at,” Busch previously told Jeff Gluck of The Athletic. “He races in junior sprints and micros and Bandoleros and stuff like that now. When he turns 10, he can run Legend cars — so we’ll add that in next May. And then at 12, you’re allowed to run the CARS Tour Pro Late Models. So, he’ll probably get into some of that at 12.

“We also need to get more road racing experience. I don’t feel like he’s got enough road course stuff yet. So, we need to do some karting, and we’re going to do some of that this offseason and work with Greg Ives and Max Papis and some of those guys who have done a lot already with their kids. There’s a road racing series, Trans Am TA2, and he’ll probably get into some of that at 14.”