Joe Gibbs Honors Kyle Busch at Charlotte Celebration

Joe Gibbs paid tribute to Kyle Busch during the Celebration of Life at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where the former team owner highlighted their championship partnership and Busch's impact on NASCAR. The event followed the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and brought together people close to the late driver.

According to Motorsport.com, Gibbs and Busch won 56 NASCAR Cup Series races together while Busch drove for Joe Gibbs Racing from 2009 through the 2022 season. Their partnership produced Cup championships in 2015 and 2019.

Gibbs also noted that Busch finished his Joe Gibbs Racing career as the team's most recent Cup champion and second on the organization's all-time Cup wins list behind Denny Hamlin.

"Our very first year with Kyle, it's 2008, so the first year for him, it was the first year for our manufacturer Toyota in Cup. I got to tell you, it was our first year for Mars. Think about this -- Mars, our sponsor, signed on with Kyle, had been in NASCAR 10 years.

They had two wins, so we kicked that year off, Kyle's very first win was in Atlanta, and can you believe it? He won eight times that year -- our very first year. I got to tell you, that was something for all of us, at least in our race team, to always remember.

You think about his career, okay, 234 wins. Think about the sweeps. He actually goes to Bristol, he wins in a Truck, he wins in Xfinity in those days, he wins in Cup, and so his talent eventually led him to two championships in our sport, and so as I think about that, in a sport where we have greats driving race cars, Kyle was special." said Joe Gibbs, team owner.

Gibbs described Busch's racing ability and recalled moments away from competition that showed a different side of the driver. He shared that Busch was known for humor and enjoyed participating in team activities.