Kyle Busch believes Kyle Larson and William Byron are two of one of the best drivers within the NASCAR Cup Sequence. In an interview with NASCAR legend and FOX Sports activities analyst Kevin Harvick, Busch was requested if there’s one man within the Cup Sequence that he thinks has the same driving type.
“The cream of the crop is Kyle or William with this (Netx Gen) automobile,” Busch mentioned. “I might say these two are the blokes which might be best every week. We attempt to depend on them so much. Randall [Burnett] bought relationship with the engineer on the 24 (Byron). They went to high school collectively. I’ve bought a extremely good relationship with Rudy [Fugle]. He labored at KBM (Kyle Busch Motorsports) for 10 years.
“Kyle and I, we’re shut off the racetrack. Our children race with each other. I bounce some concepts off of him. That’s how I take a look at it proper now, however there’s no clear-cut definitive driving type I might say.”
Kyle Busch isn’t the one one to suppose Kyle Larson and William Byron are “cream of the crop” NASCAR drivers. Earlier than the beginning of the 2025 season, Athlon Sports activities launched its racing preview journal and ranked Larson and Byron as the primary and fourth-best drivers in NASCAR, respectively.
When speaking about Larson, Athlon mentioned, “Larson’s versatility performs into his arms in the case of success at totally different racetracks. He has wins at quick tracks, intermediates, and highway programs, together with two of the game’s crown jewels (Southern 500, Brickyard 400). The one tracks lacking on his résumé are superspeedways; Larson has by no means posted a top-5 end within the Daytona 500 and Talladega’s inclusion within the Spherical of 8 looms massive.”
For Byron, Athlon mentioned, “Byron is not any one-trick pony. Six of his 13 profession Cup wins have come on intermediate tracks, however he’s bought trophies on his shelf from quick tracks, highway programs, and superspeedways.”
Larson and Byron are off to robust begins this 12 months. In 5 races, Larson has earned three top-10 finishes together with P3 finishes at Atlanta and Phoenix. Byron gained this 12 months’s Daytona 500 and completed within the high 10 in all however one race.
