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Brexton Busch claims INEX national championship in Bandolero Bandits

JHby: Jonathan Howard4 hours agoJondean25
Kyle Busch
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Another major accomplishment for Brexton Busch in his still very young career. He’s the INEX national Bandolero Bandits champion. The Busch family is always running around from track to track, and that doesn’t stop in the NASCAR offseason, either.

Brexton Busch won a Golden Driller at the Tulsa Shootout earlier this year. Now, he’s a national Bandolero champion. 2025 has been a very good year for the 10-year-old racer.

It feels silly to keep up with such a young driver, but with Kyle Busch as his dad and driver coach, how can you not wonder what Brexton is up to? He’s just starting to race against his dad regularly, too. I’m sure he’ll learn a thing or two the more they do that together.

The 2025 Bandolero Bandits national championship from INEX goes to Brexton. What’s next for the young Busch?

Brexton Busch races Bandolero cars, Legends cars, sprint cars, and more. He is getting a full education in racing from all fronts. A lot of that has to do with who his dad is, of course. Still, you can’t deny that there could be something there with Brexton. Time will tell. He won’t be able to make his Truck Series debut until 2031 at the earliest.

Soon, Kyle Busch is going to be making a start in the Snowball Derby. That will be an event worth watching, and I’m sure Brexton will be there waiting to see if his dad can win his third Snowball.

Kyle Busch seeking first Snowball win since Brexton was 2

This December, Kyle Busch is racing for his third Snowball Derby win, and he knows just how important this race is to stock car history. As one of the winningest drivers in NASCAR history, Busch reveres the Snowball Derby and what it represents.

Danny Stockman is going to crew chief the No. 51 Lucas Oil Chevy from Byrson Lopez Racing. Stockman is fresh off winning the Xfinity Series championship with Jesse Love and RCR.

Kyle Busch wants to win this race. He wouldn’t enter it if he didn’t think he could win it. It is a race that so many drivers have wanted to win and failed to do so. He won in 2009 and 2017, eight years apart. Can he do it again, eight years after his last win?

“It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Pensacola, but I haven’t forgotten how to get around Five Flags,” Busch said of the race, via FloRacing. “The Snowball Derby is one of those bucket list races you always want to win again and again, and I’m fired up to be back with the No. 51 Lucas Oil team and FloRacing. We’re showing up to take that trophy home.”

Kyle Busch has not had a great last two years in racing. He’s had a bit of success here and there in his sprint car endeavors on the dirt. But when it comes to stock cars, he’s been about as bad as you can be if you’re Kyle freakin’ Busch.