BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) 鈥� Ty Gibbs’ car will be adorned in the multicolored M&M’s paint scheme made famous by former teammate Kyle Busch during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway next month, Busch’s widow announced Thursday.
鈥淏ristol was always one of Kyle鈥檚 favorite tracks,鈥� Samantha Busch . 鈥淗e loved racing under the lights, found so much success there, and the iconic M&M鈥橲 car holds some of the best memories of his career and our life together.鈥�
Busch, 41, died May 21 after severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications.
Busch and the No. 18 Toyota M&M鈥檚 car were synonymous when he drove for Joe Gibbs Racing from 2008-22. He moved to Richard Childress Racing in 2023.
Busch won nine Cup Series races and a total of 23 NASCAR races at Bristol.
Ty Gibbs, 23, is coming off his second win of the season at the Cup Series race in Iowa.
He posted pictures of the M&M’s car on and wrote, 鈥淓xcited for Bristol. Gonna be a cool (one)… So honored to drive this.鈥�
Samantha Busch wrote it would be 鈥渉eartbreaking鈥� to be at Bristol without Kyle. The race is Sept. 19.
鈥淗e should be there,鈥� she wrote. 鈥淏ut I鈥檓 so grateful to be able to tell you that those iconic M&M鈥橲 colors will be coming back to Bristol, one last time, on the 54 car. It鈥檚 a chance to honor him at a place he loved so much, surrounded by our NASCAR family and the fans who loved him too. I know Kyle would want us to be there, to keep showing up, keep racing, and keep carrying his legacy forward.鈥�
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