NASCAR: Kyle Busch out at Joe Gibbs Racing after Texas controversy

Following a controversial NASCAR weekend at Texas Motor Speedway centered around Kyle Busch, he has been cut by Joe Gibbs Racing.

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Kyle Busch competed in all three NASCAR races at Texas Motor Speedway this past weekend, including Friday night’s Truck Series race, the Vankor 350, Saturday afternoon’s Xfinity Series race, the My Bariatric Solutions 300, and Sunday afternoon’s Cup Series race, the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500.

But following this weekend of races around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) high-banked Texas Motor Speedway oval in Fort Worth, Texas, the 33-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada native has been cut by Joe Gibbs Racing.

This news comes after yet another controversy-filled weekend involving Busch, which Joe Gibbs Racing team owner Joe Gibbs finally got fed up with. According to a source that has requested to remain anonymous, here is what Gibbs had to say about why this decision was made.

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"“I told Kyle before the weekend that I didn’t want him to win against the kids [in Xfinity] this weekend, and he did it anyway. What about my guys? What about Christopher [Bell] and Brandon [Jones], the guys here for me full-time who go out there each week to win a championship?“At this point, Kyle’s just taking away all these wins from guys just for the spotlight and to pad his lower series resume and I’ve had enough of it. It’s time for a change. Guy’s got a candy-sponsored race car in Cup and still feels the need to take candy from all the babies. Sad, really. Then he goes out there on Sunday and can’t do anything against guys at his level. 10th place? Come on. It’s just time to move on.”"

Here is how Busch responded, according to the same anonymous source.

"“I like winning so that’s what I came here to do. Can’t help it that I’m the best in the business and people like to complain about that. Said it last year when I won here in Cup: nobody likes a winner. Apparently I’m not even allowed to compete anymore because I’m just too good and Joe doesn’t want to irritate the wrong people with running me, I don’t know.“Realistically, Richard Petty couldn’t hold a candle to what I’ve done. Plus, I’m only 33 I’m only getting better, so if I haven’t passed him yet, watch me catch up now, for real. Haters gonna hate.”"