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NASCAR fans refer to him as the villain. Kyle Busch could care less.
At the end of the day NASCAR's newest superstar has found himself in Victory Lane 3 times out of the 11 races this season. Perhaps even more incredibly is that in seven of those races he's finished in the top five.
Spinning out Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Richmond made him the target of boos by many Little E fans. Although the two have worked out that situation many fans of the #88 still hold Busch accountable for Dale Jr's career long 72 race winless streak.
When Busch won at Darlington on Saturday night he did so after telling his crew that his #18 M&Ms Toyota was the worst car he had driven in his entire life. After the race he thanked everyone, especially spotter Steve Addington for being his extra set of eyes.
NASCAR has got to be loving every minute of it. He's dominating their sport but also turning into a man that is loved by few and hated by many. Think about this for a minute. Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, and even the great Dale Earnhardt were all thought of in the same fashion by fans.
When Busch was still five years away from joining NASCAR's top series I told a few friends that he would be NASCAR's next big driver. He had all the talent in the world and I knew he would be successful once he made it up to the Sprint Cup series (or at the time the Winston Cup series).
And for once I was right.
I don't care how NASCAR fans look at Busch and neither does he. That's why he keeps winning. If he hadn't of skipped out of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas then he'd be first or second in every series. That's amazing.
Keep doing what your doing Kyle. It's fun to watch.