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Kyle 'Bush' receives congratulatory tweets for 2015 Sprint Cup title
The upside of social media is that it gives a public voice to many people who previously wouldn't have one. The downside is, well, the same thing.
Last week, many people on Twitter believed that NBC's rain delay filler of taped race broadcasts were live. They were likely some of the same people who thought Jimmie Johnson's taped 2013 Daytona 500 victory happened a year later when Fox broadcast it during a rain delay.
And, sadly, there's probably some crossover in those two audiences with a prominent segment on Sunday. After Kyle Busch's win in the Ford 400 to clinch the Sprint Cup Series title, "Kyle Bush" received a lot of congratulatory tweets. Behold:
2015 SPRINT CUP CHAMPION Kyle Bush!!!! pic.twitter.com/FUWCW8t9q3
— Andre' George (@Andre_George13) November 23, 2015
@KyleBusch is the Spring Cup Champion! Dude missed 11 races and wins it all. AMAZING!!!! #KyleBush
— Matt Rodriguez (@WinstonWolf71) November 23, 2015
Kyle Bush great job tonight
— Landon Mtin Koetting (@mtin_landon) November 23, 2015
CONGRATULATIONS TO KYLE BUSH 2015 NASCAR CHAMPION.
— BOB DUROCHER #NFB (@docd1111) November 23, 2015
Congratulations to Kyle Bush on your first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship would have love to see Jeff win it but good job team 24.
— Austin Randal Thomas (@AustinRandall88) November 23, 2015
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WHEN KYLE BUSH MISSED 11 RACES BUT STILL SMOKES EVERYONE AND WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP
— Callie Misenheimer (@_callie_rene_) November 23, 2015
@nascarcasm David Ragan needs a "I helped kyle bush win the championship and all I got was this t-shirt" shirt
— Katie Fesenmeyer (@Kfezz) November 23, 2015
Busch wasn't the only driver who had his name butchered on Twitter throughout Sunday. Jeff Gordon, the four-time Sprint Cup Series champion who retired after Sunday's race, fell victim to the misspelling. Even Zachary Levi, the man who sang the national anthem before the race, couldn't get it right.
Well Jeff Gordan of course! Gotta go out on top. It’s meant to be. 😉🏁 https://t.co/rXzLnYcDet
— Zachary Levi (@ZacharyLevi) November 22, 2015
Hate that Jeff Gordan couldn't get another championship. What an amazing career! #24
— Cody Robinson (@CRobinson65) November 23, 2015
can't believe it's Jeff Gordan's last race luv 24 go 24
— Jade Caraway (@jade_brooke_) November 22, 2015
Few people know this but I use to be OBSESSED (understatement) as a kid, and Jeff Gordan was my hero! Today is a sad day #24ever
— Bryson Butler (@bry_kindaguy) November 22, 2015
Thank You #JeffGordan One Last Ride #24EVER #24 pic.twitter.com/4o0aIOTGeJ
— Dakota France (@Dakota_France92) November 22, 2015
Gordon finished sixth in Sunday's race. He'll be a broadcaster in 2016.
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