Kyle Busch watches son Brexton win Bandolero Bandits race during Daytona 500 Media Day

Kyle Busch was doing some multitasking during Wednesday’s Daytona 500 Media Day. Busch, in addition to taking questions, had his phone propped up in front of him.

Busch was watching his son Brexton, who was competing in a Bandolero Bandits race at Auburndale Speedway.

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“I enjoy it, I have a lot of fun,” Busch said, via Claire B Lang. “I wish I was able to go see him right now, he’s racing right now and they’re probably gonna timeout here in a minute because they’ve been going at it for a long time. But he’s been out front, and he’s been doing really good. We’ve been trying to work on the car to make him more comfortable. Trying to work on him driving past the limit of the car a little bit, get it out of shape, keep a hold of it and so, he’s doing a good job.”

About a minute later, Brexton won his third Winter Nationals feature in a row. Busch couldn’t be there to celebrate in-person but is proud to see his 9-year-old son have this much success in his young racing career.

“I wish I was there to celebrate with him,” Busch said. “The past few days I was, so that was really cool. Proud of him and all the guys that do the work. [Wife] Samantha and [daughter] Lennix — they’re there, so it’s obviously great to be a part of what he’s doing as much as I can.”

Kyle Busch proud of son Brexton’s success in young racing career

Brexton has a long way go to catch up to his dad, a two-time Cup Series champion and surefire NASCAR Hall of Famer. He is, however, off to a fantastic start. Brexton scored the biggest win of his career last month, taking the checkered flag in the Junior Sprint A-Main at the 2025 Tulsa Shootout, capturing his first Golden Driller trophy. He started first in the 20-lap race and led the entire way.

Brexton is well on his way, and Busch is excited to be a part of his journey.

“He takes it all in, he sees what I do every Sunday,” Busch said. “He sees the interviews and stuff that I do and the upset moments too when I’ve got some frustrating races and stuff, and he gets frustrated too. Just working through all that with him at a younger age will help him into the future.

“… He does a good job, and we obviously work with him. He’s got some very corporate sponsors that are on board with him right now that have helped him along his way and through his journey. Many of those that hopefully we keep on board for the foreseeable future.”