Dickerson traces Spire's racing DNA to Kyle Busch
Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson reflects on the impact Kyle Busch had on the organization after Daniel Suárez's Coca-Cola 600 win at Charlotte.
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Zach Journey with nascar.com.
Jeff, on the Kyle Busch topic, what, what is his through line at Spire Motorsports?
Obviously you guys ha- are, are based out of what was Kyle Busch Motorsports.
what, what's the through line from your perspective, a- and the legacy that Kyle left?
Yeah, I mean, I, I know, I know a lot of, a lot of the racing DNA I can trace back to that five team back in the day and, and with Kyle.
And, Kyle had just a maniacal desire to win, and just set a high bar and just did not give a you had to re- you had to meet it, right?
And, you know, just had like this crazy curiosity.
Like I just I remember being here, you know, Zach, I guess it's-- I remember, spotting him here, and we were following, I think we were following Harvick.
this is like on the five team, and I just remember him like driving around telling Alan exactly where the track bar was on the 29, you know, how much, you know, rake was in it.
Just, and you're just like, you know, only going like 200 miles an hour into the corner.
But he was just like, man, he was just so gifted.
But I think really the, it's that attention to detail and just that never being satisfied.
And I know that I can be kind of a at the racetrack sometimes, and it's just like that, man, he just strived for perfection, and you just had to meet it.
And it just made everybody better, and he was just so maniacal about it.
I think that's kinda that through line for, for all of us, I think, that worked with him along the way.
I mean, I don't think that story's, you know, just original to me.
I, I think anybody that ever worked with him on a race team, or in business, right?
'Cause I mean, he just wants to know every detail, and he wants to tell you how you're screwing it up and doing it wrong.
And, and he just wants to know.
But, yeah, I mean, I think the thing that, that carries on, in our place and, and certainly at some of these other teams here too, is just really just that high bar, and you had to meet it
