{"id":27534,"date":"2026-06-01T07:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27534"},"modified":"2026-06-01T07:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T07:34:50","slug":"i-smashed-it-up-bang-it-up-whatever-the-night-kyle-busch-broke-a-one-of-a-kind-gibson-guitar-trophy-in-victory-lane-and-sparked-total-chaos-in-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=27534","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI SMASHED IT UP, BANG IT UP, WHATEVER!\u201d The Night Kyle Busch Broke A One-Of-A-Kind Gibson Guitar Trophy In Victory Lane And Sparked Total Chaos In Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whiskeyriff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Kyle-Busch-guitar-smash-770x518.jpg\" alt=\"Kyle Busch guitar smash\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Always rowdy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NASCAR<\/strong>\u00a0is in Nashville tonight for the Cracker Barrel 400, and of course the loss of\u00a0<strong>Kyle Busch<\/strong>\u00a0last week is still weighing heavy on everyone\u2019s minds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lBkACMhA\"><\/div>\n<p>Nashville is a track where Busch had success during his legendary career (although there aren\u2019t many tracks where he didn\u2019t have success), including two wins in Music City while racing in what\u2019s now known as the O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series.<\/p>\n<p>His first win in Nashville came during an O\u2019Reilly race way back in 2009. And as is tradition at Nashville Superspeedway, the winner was presented with a custom hand-painted Gibson Les Paul Guitar.<\/p>\n<p>The guitar was designed by legendary artist Sam Bass, who was NASCAR\u2019s first officially-licensed artist and designed paint schemes, race program covers, and painted numerous NASCAR paintings over the course of his career. The trophy was truly a one-of-a-kind work of art \u2013 which is why many were horrified when Busch went full rock \u2018n roll during his victory lane celebration and promptly smashed the guitar on the ground, shattering it into tiny pieces.<\/p>\n<div class=\"WclLTQft\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2058993651414442347&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fupdatetin.com%2Fvubtvlita%2Fi-smashed-it-up-bang-it-up-whatever-the-night-kyle-busch-broke-a-one-of-a-kind-gibson-guitar-trophy-in-victory-lane-and-sparked-total-chaos-in-nashville%2F&amp;sessionId=0debce7718877725441979aebfc0d618cb3dbabe&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2058993651414442347\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Busch said that he wanted to break the guitar so that he could give a piece to all of his team members, but at the time many called the celebration disrespectful to smash a piece of art like that.<\/p>\n<p>The track announcer, Joe Williams, refused to interview Busch after his celebration. Sam Bass even expressed his disappointment at seeing his work destroyed like that. And the next week, Busch was defiant when asked about the rockstar move:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI never thought it would get that much attention, but certainly drew the ire of the fans. You know, it is what it is. I thought it was a neat idea to share the guitar with the whole team and in the spirit of rock and roll, smash it up, bang it up, whatever. A lot of people enjoyed it, thought it was different, sport\u2019s not so vanilla. A lot of people hated it. I guess those are the ones with 88s tattooed on their arms. Or maybe still 8s, I don\u2019t know which.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"kyle busch guitar smashing comments\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/__DLINx2N-s?feature=oembed\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"350\" data-origheight=\"235\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Classic Kyle.<\/p>\n<p>Well Busch never publicly apologized for the incident, but he did attempt to make amends with those who were upset. Following the race, he ordered and paid for two replica guitars from Bass, one for himself and one for his crew chief. And he also donated 162 guitars to Metro Nashville Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>And in 2021, Busch scored his second O\u2019Reilly Series win in Nashville \u2013 his 100th career O\u2019Reilly Series win \u2013 and was given another guitar. Naturally, all eyes were on the celebration to see whether he would once again smash the trophy to smithereens. But Busch had matured by then, and while he teased the crowd by raising the guitar over his head like he was going to smash another one, he then shook his head and smiled while keeping the guitar safe in his arms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2060391357051535576&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fupdatetin.com%2Fvubtvlita%2Fi-smashed-it-up-bang-it-up-whatever-the-night-kyle-busch-broke-a-one-of-a-kind-gibson-guitar-trophy-in-victory-lane-and-sparked-total-chaos-in-nashville%2F&amp;sessionId=0debce7718877725441979aebfc0d618cb3dbabe&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2060391357051535576\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What a fake out.<\/p>\n<p>With NASCAR back in Nashville this weekend, there have been some fans who are hoping to see the winners smash their guitar trophies as a tribute to Kyle. So far nobody\u2019s done it, but I guess we\u2019ll see tonight whether the winner decides to pull the Busch smash.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Always rowdy. NASCAR\u00a0is in Nashville tonight for the Cracker Barrel 400, and of course the loss of\u00a0Kyle Busch\u00a0last week is still weighing heavy on everyone\u2019s minds. 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