Kyle Busch reportedly won’t be racing for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2023.
According to The Athletic, Busch, 37, is heading to Richard Childress Racing next season in one of the biggest NASCAR free agent moves of the last decade. Busch’s departure from JGR comes as he’s racing for the championship in 2022 and longtime sponsor M&M Mars announced it wouldn’t be returning to his car in 2023.
That announcement left JGR scrambling for sponsorship for one of the most successful and recognizable drivers in the Cup Series. And as no companies met the team’s asking price over the course of the season, Busch started talking to other teams and a move away from the team got more and more real.