Kyle Busch decided to leave behind his alliance with long time…

The Xfinity race at the Martinsville Speedway can only be classified as pure chaos. Two of Richard Childress Racing‘s drivers wrecked on the last lap and simultaneously destroyed their championship hopes. However, the response of the team management truly stunned the racing community.

When Kyle Busch decided to leave behind his alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, the #8 driver had hoped for a more promising Cup Series future. But we all saw how that went! Though the driver and his team seem to be on amicable terms, nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors. Talking about RCR’s relationship with their drivers, the treatment meted out to Richard Childress’ outgoing driver Tyler Reddick drew concerns over the workings of the team.

Those concerns first materialized when RCR made the contentious decision to announce Sheldon Creed’s departure prior to the end of the season. But the social media post was nothing in comparison to the ire drawn after lashing out at Creed due to the last lap crash. 

The #2 driver started behind teammate and race leader Austin Hill in the last caution-filled laps of the Dead On Tools 250 race this weekend. RCR’s #21 driver Hill did not get his desired restart, and the duo were soon racing side by side toward the checkered flag. At that stage, Hill was in a position to advance based on points, whereas Creed was battling hard in a must-win circumstance. Moments before the victory, smoke was seen coming out of their cars. 

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As the two RCR playoff drivers crashed in their altercation, JR Motorsports’ Justin Allgaier swept past them to clinch his Championship 4 spot next to teammate Sam Mayer. The racing community was still reeling from the outburst of Childress when he furiously commented to NBC Sports, “I’ve had drivers drive for me before but nobody as stupid as Sheldon Creed”. Soon after, Andy Petree stormed over to a dejected Creed and exchanged heated words. 

The sight of team leaders throwing their young driver under the bus and using derogatory words against him riled up the fanbase. Fans refused to tolerate Childress and Petree’s unprofessional conduct.

“Bad look for RCR and Petree. He’s supposed to be a leader and set an example. He shouldn’t be yelling at his drivers after the race”

“Creed had just as much to race for as Hill did. RCR must be a toxic place.”

Transcribing Creed’s betrayed response to Petree, one Reddit user felt Kyle Busch was the only saving grace of Richard Childress Racing.

“”if he touched me, you guys wouldn’t have said sh*”

Sounds on par. So glad he’s leaving that team. Kyle Busch is about the only thing redeeming about RCR”

“Never in a million years would I have thought the person I’d like the most at RCR would be KYLE BUSCH of all people”

“[Laughing emoji] I feel the same”