Advertisement

Kyle Busch takes championship visit to White House

Kyle Busch presents President Barack Obama with a helmet (Getty).
Kyle Busch presents President Barack Obama with a helmet (Getty).

Kyle Busch got to meet with President Barack Obama on Wednesday to celebrate his 2015 Sprint Cup Series championship.

The trip comes between the Sprint Cup Series’ races at New Hampshire and Dover, which is less than 100 miles from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

In his remarks about Busch, Obama noted Busch’s comeback from the broken leg and foot he suffered in February at Daytona to return and qualify for the Chase. Busch won the final race of the Chase to take the championship over Kevin Harvick, who won the title in 2014.

Busch and the team presented Obama with a signed helmet.

“I think there were some people who thought we were going to see a Bush back here in the White House this year,” Obama joked about the possibility of former Florida governor Jeb Bush’s attempt to run for president. “But they didn’t know it was going to be Kyle. “Especially after he broke his leg and his foot at Daytona, and missed the first three months of the season.

But he hunkered down, displaying the same determination in rehab that he’s known for on the track. He’ll be the first to say he could not have done it alone. Obviously, from Samantha’s support, to everyone on the No. 18 team who held things down while he got better, the people in Kyle’s life kept him driving forward. It helps, by the way, being young. I just want to point out. You heal a little faster. When you’re 55, things don’t happen that quick.”

– – – – – – –

Nick Bromberg is the editor of From The Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!