Kyle Busch considers potential future career in NASCAR broadcasting

Kyle Busch has been a staple in the NASCAR Cup Series for the better part of two decades, and he’s still got some drive left in the tank, but the media world could beckon him eventually.

Many of Busch’s peers over the years have gone into broadcasting, like Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer and Jeff Gordon. His former teammate, Denny Hamlin, is even pulling double-duty, as a podcaster and a driver, and who could forget Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his contributions to the NASCAR media world since retirement.

Lately, Busch has made a couple appearances on NASCAR Inside the Playoffs, and that’s got many wondering if it’s something he’d like to do full-time in the future. On the latest edition of 12 Questions with Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, he pondered the possibility himself.

“Maybe. I haven’t really given it a whole lot of thought. I’m just dipping my toe into this and giving it a shot and seeing what the networks think, what the producers think and everybody behind the scenes to see if I have a voice and an opinion later on down the road,” Busch told Gluck. “I see Harvick doing it, I’ve seen Darrell Waltrip do it and have seen plenty of other ex-drivers go into that role. One really good thing about that is how much you can talk up the drivers and how hard it is and about the things you love. I’ve made a great living here, so you’d love to be able to give back, where some of the other guys just disappear off into the sunset and you never really hear from them again.

“But I also enjoy (9-year-old son) Brexton racing, and I want to be a part of that as well. I enjoy the dirt track aspect of that, being able to get out there and go race at the tracks where he’s racing. So as long as it fits within a schedule — I don’t want to stretch myself too much and put myself out there where I over-commit.”

Alas, it makes sense that Busch would rather be a part of his son’s racing career than commit to the media world immediately. Regardless, there’s plenty of time for the two-time champion to figure out what he’d like to do, and if the broadcasting arena is right for him.

If he does indeed decide to grace NASCAR fans with his presence long after he’s done driving, his insight and candor will be more than appreciated, as Kyle Busch will be known as one of the best to ever do it when he calls it a career.