Kyle Larson's Chicagoland memory of Kyle Busch has NASCAR Fans emotional

Kyle Larson just admitted something about Kyle Busch that no NASCAR fan expected, and it completely changes how you'll remember their legendary Chicagoland battle. Wish he was there. Those words from Kyle Larson just hit every NASCAR fan right in the heart. As NASCAR returned to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019, Larson isn't just remembering a race, he's remembering Kyle Busch. Back in 2018, Busch led the final 59 laps, until Larson launched an unbelievable last lap slide job in turn 1. The two made contact, Busch fired back in turn 3, Larson spun sideways, and Busch stole the victory by just 0.256 seconds in one of the greatest finishes in NASCAR history. But here's the shocking part. Larson says he's actually glad he lost. Why? Because the way he handled that defeat earned Busch's respect. Larson admitted Kyle Busch was the driver who pushed him to become better than anyone else in the garage. Now, returning to that same track after Busch's passing, Larson simply said I had a lot of good battles with Kyle and always finished second to him, so that was another one, but it wasn't like a disappointing second because, you know, I felt like I had carried the car to get to an opportunity to have a shot to race for the win. And then just the fashion that the finish was, you know, I got into Kyle first, he got into me into three, and I was okay with that. I thought that was all fair. You know, I initiated the contact and all of that. So, and Kyle Busch is just the guy that I've always respected more than anybody in the field. The emotion doesn't stop there. Larson entered Chicagoland carrying a 42 race winless streak, but he also owns the best average finish in track history among active drivers, 6.17. His Hendrick Motorsports teammates even used his tire test setup as the foundation for their own cars. Yet the memories of Kyle Busch make this weekend even more emotional. Do you think the 2018 Larson vs. Busch battle is still the greatest last lap finish in modern NASCAR history? Let us know in the comments.