NASCAR’s Five Modern Day Villains

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Kyle Busch

Even with his underdog story resulting in a championship title at Homestead Miami this season, Kyle Busch is still one of the most hated NASCAR drivers on The Sprint Cup circuit today. Keep in mind that a lot of that hate has to do with things he has done in his past, or the fact of just how dominate he is, but that hate does still exist for the current Sprint Champion.

While there are definitely a vast array of instances for fans to be justified in their extreme dislike or sometimes even hated of Kyle Busch, the biggest one that comes to mind was his actions against Dale Earnhardt Jr in the 2008 Sprint Richmond race.

Sure, the incident was just a product of hard racing and even Dale Jr didn’t seem that upset about it , but to most Earnhardt fans, it was single most dastardly deed ever to be committed by a driver and instantly made Busch more than  deserving of their undying  hatred.  Unfortunately for Kyle Busch, it’s been the same way ever since.

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