Ty Gibbs to Drive M&M's Car at Bristol in Tribute to Kyle Busch
Samantha Busch announced her late husband's iconic M&M's paint scheme will return to Bristol Motor Speedway on Ty Gibbs' No. 54 car next month.
Ty Gibbs' car will carry the multicolored M&M's paint scheme made famous by the late Kyle Busch during next month's NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Busch's widow, Samantha Busch, announced Thursday.
"Bristol was always one of Kyle's favorite tracks," Samantha Busch wrote on X. "He loved racing under the lights, found so much success there, and the iconic M&M'S car holds some of the best memories of his career and our life together."
Kyle Busch, 41, died May 21 after a bout of severe pneumonia progressed into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming complications.
Busch and the No. 18 Toyota M&M's car were synonymous during his time with Joe Gibbs Racing from 2008 to 2022, before he moved to Richard Childress Racing in 2023. He won nine Cup Series races and 23 NASCAR races overall at Bristol.
Ty Gibbs, 23, is coming off his second win of the season at the Cup Series race in Iowa. He posted pictures of the M&M's car on Instagram, writing, "Excited for Bristol. Gonna be a cool (one)... So honored to drive this."
Samantha Busch said it would be "heartbreaking" to be at Bristol without her husband.
"He should be there," she wrote. "But I'm so grateful to be able to tell you that those iconic M&M'S colors will be coming back to Bristol, one last time, on the 54 car. It's a chance to honor him at a place he loved so much, surrounded by our NASCAR family and the fans who loved him too. I know Kyle would want us to be there, to keep showing up, keep racing, and keep carrying his legacy forward."
The race at Bristol Motor Speedway is scheduled for September 19.
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