{"id":20733,"date":"2022-07-21T00:55:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T00:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joe-gibbs-racing-gives-update-on-kyle-buschs-2023-status-updates\/"},"modified":"2022-07-21T00:55:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T00:55:56","slug":"joe-gibbs-racing-gives-update-on-kyle-buschs-2023-status-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/joe-gibbs-racing-gives-update-on-kyle-buschs-2023-status-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Gibbs Racing Gives Update on Kyle Busch’s 2023 Status UPDATES"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n \n <\/div>\n

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 28: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White and Blue Toyota, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images) | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n

UPDATE 2: <\/strong> While Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing remain committed to sign Kyle Busch to a contract extension, a Toyota executive told NBC Sports that they are \u201ccontingency planning.\u201d<\/p>\n

David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development, said the manufacturer and JGR are \u201ctrying to find a path\u201d to keep the two-time Cup champion with them \u2014 Busch’s home since 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf there’s not sponsorship there, maybe we can create a bridge somewhere,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

The issue for Joe Gibbs Racing is that it has not been able to secure sponsorship for Busch next season. Until that is done, the organization is not likely to sign Busch to a new deal.<\/p>\n

A potential sponsor fell through earlier and reset the sponsorship search. Wilson said that there have been talks with \u201ca number of sponsors.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 NBC Sports \u2014<\/p>\n

UPDATE 7-17-2022:<\/strong> Kyle Busch said Saturday there’s no firm deadline for cementing a potential return to Joe Gibbs Racing next season, adding he has had talks with other teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean, it would be nice sooner than later, but honestly, it doesn’t matter how soon or how late it gets done,\u201d Busch said before Cup Series qualifying Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. \u201cUntil there’s an announcement that somebody else is driving the 18 car, then I feel like I still have a seat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toyota made a big splash earlier this week with the signing of Tyler Reddick to 23XI Racing, a JGR affiliate, for the 2024 season. Busch hedged on whether that addition to the Toyota camp would impact his negotiations but admitted he’s spoken with other teams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe short answer is yes,\u201d Busch said. \u201cBut you know, yeah, anything’s possible obviously. There’s all kinds of different things that can play out. It’s just a matter of what does.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 NASCAR.com \u2014<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL POST 7-7-2022: <\/strong>Dave Alpern, president of Joe Gibbs Racing, left no words minced: The team intends to have Kyle Busch back in the No. 18 Toyota for the 2023 Cup Series season along with Ty Gibbs back in the Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n

What muddies those plans is the lack of signed contracts midway through the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

Busch, the only active multi-time Cup champion on the circuit, is losing longtime sponsor Mars, Inc. at the end of the season. In a Thursday teleconference, Alpern noted the search for the two-time titlist’s replacement sponsor remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve been pretty consistent since the end of last season, which is we want Kyle to be in the (No.) 18 car and that’s our plan,\u201d Alpern said. \u201cWe’re still working on sponsorship, and as much interest as there is in our sport, these take a long time. And admittedly, this one’s taking a little longer than we thought. It’s not for lack of interest. It’s just trying to get everything put together. So those will probably happen in parallel. And, again, we’re hoping to get something decided here in the very near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014NASCAR.com \u2014<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 28: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red White and Blue Toyota, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 28, 2022 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images) | Getty Images UPDATE 2: While Toyota and Joe …<\/p>\n

Joe Gibbs Racing Gives Update on Kyle Busch’s 2023 Status UPDATES<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24652,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chase-elliott-given-win-at-pocono-after-denny-hamlin-kyle-busch-disqualified\/","url_meta":{"origin":20733,"position":0},"title":"Chase Elliott given win at Pocono after Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch disqualified","date":"July 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"LONG POND, Pa. -- NASCAR stripped Denny Hamlin of his win at Pocono Raceway when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection and was disqualified, awarding Chase Elliott the Cup Series victory.Joe Gibbs Racing had Hamlin's car and runner-up Kyle Busch's No. 18 Toyota both disqualified. Hamlin lost his record seventh\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25254,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/chase-elliott-wont-celebrate-pocono-win-after-denny-hamlin-disqualified-for-failing-postrace-inspection\/","url_meta":{"origin":20733,"position":1},"title":"Chase Elliott won’t celebrate Pocono win after Denny Hamlin disqualified for failing postrace inspection","date":"July 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner.For now, at least.Joe Gibbs Racing can still appeal NASCAR's decision to strip Denny Hamlin's victory and teammate Kyle Busch's runner-up finish on Sunday after their\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21124,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/contract-talks-with-pending-free-agent-kyle-busch-in-a-bad-place-right-now\/","url_meta":{"origin":20733,"position":2},"title":"Contract talks with pending free agent Kyle Busch ‘in a bad place right now’","date":"July 21, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Kyle Busch could be driving for a new team in 2023.It once seemed unfathomable that Busch could ever leave Joe Gibbs Racing. But the two-time champion and JGR have so far been unable to come to an agreement on a new contract for 2023 and beyond.From NBC Sports: \u201cWe have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":26497,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/michael-mcdowell-heavily-penalized-by-nascar-for-pocono\/","url_meta":{"origin":20733,"position":3},"title":"Michael McDowell heavily penalized by NASCAR for Pocono","date":"July 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Michael McDowell was penalized 100 NASCAR Cup Series driver points because of an improperly modified part on his Front Row Motorsports No. 34 Ford, which finished the sixth Sunday at Pocono Raceway.Crew chief Blake Harris was fined $100,000 and issued a four-race suspension. If McDowell wins one of the five\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":25500,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/denny-hamlin-and-kyle-buschs-cars-were-disqualified-at-pocono-for-illegal-tape\/","url_meta":{"origin":20733,"position":4},"title":"Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch’s cars were disqualified at Pocono for illegal tape","date":"July 25, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch lost their 1-2 finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono on Sunday because of tape that had been applied to the front of their cars.The Joe Gibbs Racing duo was disqualified Sunday night during post-race inspection after NASCAR said their cars didn't meet\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sports"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.jayski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/5\/29\/GettyImages-1399836832-625x340.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}