Kyle Busch opens up about decision to sell KBM to Spire

In 2023, Kyle Busch sold the assets of Kyle Busch Motorsports to Spire Motorsports. He then suspended the operations of the team at the conclusion of that season, along with his manufacturing company, Rowdy Manufacturing.

It was a shocking decision, and one that many didn’t see coming at the time. Since selling his expansive 77,000-square-foot shop in Mooresville, N.C. to Spire, the team has expanded its operation in the Cup Series and the Truck Series, and Busch has raced for them from time to time in the latter.

On the latest episode of Door Bumper Clear, Busch opened up on the decision. While he’s still fond of his time running a race team, and the impact it had on the sport, he’s happy with the current situation he’s in.

“I still kind of miss those days. You know, I do miss the camaraderie and those people. Those guys that were always there, every single day, working to make that company as strong as it was, and competitive and dominant in the Truck Series. Miss working with the Toyota guys as well, on that front, but just kind of came to a point where it was starting to look a little bit grimmer on sustainability,” Busch stated.

“I was like, ‘You know what? This might be the time to just kind of say, Hey, if there’s anybody out there, you know, come take it.’ And then, all of a sudden, a knock on the door from the Spire guys. They were like, ‘Yeah, we need your shop. We want to put a Cup team in there. We want to put three Cup teams in there. We want to run the Truck Series out of there. Well, we want to run five trucks out of there.’

“I’m like, Guys, there’s not enough room for all of that.’ So, they made it work, somehow, some way. But it is certainly full over there. But yeah, the chassis shop was always great. Those guys are amazing. Build real, fast trucks. I still get to go run my five truck races a year, which is fun. I got to run Atlanta, won that one. Coming up here shortly, I’ll run North Wilkesboro, Charlotte, Nashville, and then Watkins Glen, as well.”

All told, it’ll be interesting to see what the future holds for Kyle Busch. Some have speculated he could drive for Spire in the Cup Series once his time at Richard Childress Racing comes to an end. Whatever happens, attention will follow, as long as Rowdy remains behind the wheel of a car.