Kyle Busch cleared things up on Monday with Alex Bowman after ranting against Bowman after last week’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Las Vegas.
Busch, the victim of a late-race caution during his Vegas lead, colorfully suggested that Bowman stood by each of his victories. Bowman took two tires before the overtime restart and stormed into Victory Lane with Busch finishing fourth.
“The same (expletive) guy who backs every (expletive) win he ever (expletive) wins is backing another (expletive) win. (expletive)! (expletive)!” Bush contacted his team.
Bowman appeared on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio “On Track” Wednesday and explained his conversation with Bush:
“I spoke to Kyle on Monday night and he was just pissed because he lost the race,” Bowman said. “Like he wasn’t mad at me. I didn’t do anything to him.
“Kyle and I have always raced each other with respect. He was just furious about losing the race and I was on the other end of the rant. Obviously, Kyle is really passionate. We saw it from him for a long time and I was on fire about it, but he just said he was mad about losing the race and didn’t want to disrespect me like that.”
After seeing a transcript of Busch’s speech on Twitter, Bowman suggested the idea of selling T-shirts – the second time in five races that Joe Gibbs’ rider provided Bowman with cited material for press.
Shortly after Sunday’s incident, there was a link to buy All Luck, No Skill T-shirts with “Backing into Wins” written on the back, with 18% – the number corresponding to Bush’s car – of the proceeds donated to a local animal. shelters.
Suitable for family sports… 18% of proceeds go to your nearest animal shelter https://t.co/YTNdSOowYQ
— Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) March 7, 2022
Bush’s website later made the items on their site 48% off, matching Bowman’s car number.
In October, Bowman led the No. 48 car to victory at Martinsville Speedway after a contact with Denny Hamlin that caused Hamlin to spin. Hamlin called Bowman a “hack”, and Bowman promptly sold T-shirts bearing his new nickname.
“As for Danny, I broke him. I pulled out, screwed it up and crashed it,” Bowman told SiriusXM NASCAR radio. “I understand that he is angry about it. I think Danny got personal and crossed all the lines, but at the same time, I understand why he was angry.
Bowman’s ultimate goal with the shirts was to turn the negative into a positive. While a portion of this proceeds was used to purchase watches for members of his team in Martinsville, the remainder was donated to the Best Friends of Animals Society, increasing aid to the animal shelter network across the country.
“It’s great to be able to raise money for homeless pets,” Bowman said, “and it’s been fun to see fans interact with the t-shirts because we definitely sell a lot of them.”