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Kyle Busch pulled no punches on the mega-popular Pat McAfee Show, suggesting that today’s young NASCAR drivers are afraid to throw a punch.

In a thirty-minute chat with ESPN’s Pat McAfee, “Rowdy” Busch called out today’s young drivers, mocked F1 cars, and suggested Kyle Larson snuck behind his back to get a seat in this year’s Indy 500.

“Last week there was a couple of crashes, a couple of guys were pissed off at each other,” Busch told McAfee on March 14, “but I think the last guy to throw a punch was me so no fights have really happened lately. But it probably should, things would get settled a lot quicker.”

I’ll fight with anybody,” Busch told McAfee. Then joking, “I just gotta get up front first.”

When Kyle Busch Speaks, Drivers Listen

Kyle Busch loves to talk tough. When NBC Sports asked NASCAR fans who would win at Bristol, where NASCAR is racing this week, Kyle Busch or Dale Earnhardt, Busch himself gave the perfect answer: “Neither one of us would see the checkered.

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That said, few drivers have the ‘cred’ to speak their mind on the state of NASCAR — and the next generation of drivers — like Kyle Busch. Busch has 63 NASCAR Cup wins, most among active drivers, and ninth all time. He also holds the record for most wins in NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR’s Truck series. When he speaks, drivers listen. So does the media.

When Busch goes on the Pat McAfee show and mocks younger NASCAR drivers for being afraid to throw a punch, that plays well with viewers. But his larger point probably isn’t lost on NASCAR.

“The younger generation is all about crashing before winning, so they tend to just throw it into the corner alongside of you and just wipe you out more times than not.”

Probably an exaggeration, but maybe Busch is also saying, rightly, that it might be safer — for everyone — if drivers threw a punch now and then rather than going after one another on track.

Like in hockey, having an enforcer ready to throw down may actually make it safer then letting players take hits on the ice. At least, safer for the stars.