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Samantha Busch, wife of reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, took to Reddit on Friday for an Ask Me Anything — AMA, for short — answering fan questions on topics ranging from NASCAR to pregnancy.
Here are some of her best answers.
On if Kyle ever lets her drive — anywhere
“No, NEVER! Even after driving 500 laps at Martinsville he still drove us 3 hours home!”
On her healthy lifestyle during pregnancy
“I avoided doing plyometric workouts or heavy weights but aside from that I continued working out the same and eating healthy. I feel like after a hard delivery I was able to recover pretty quickly and I felt really good. I think maintaining an active/healthy lifestyle during pregnancy makes it easier to keep it up after delivery.”
On how she’d feel about Kyle running the Indianapolis 500
“Well I can’t say its on the top of my list of things for him to do just because I am a worrier, but I know that one day it is something that he really wants to check off his bucket list. So, although I will be a nervous wreck throughout I will support him all the way if he decides to do it one day.”
On her favorite No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry paint scheme
“My favorite paint scheme I think was the green Crispy car last year. I think it really popped on the track! I also loved the 9/11 tribute car back in Richmond in 2011. Also the Banfield car that ran in Phoenix because it had all of our puppies on it. I would LOVE to design a paint scheme one day I think that would be awesome!”
On who her favorite driver would be if she wasn’t married to “Rowdy”
“If Kyle wasn’t racing I would have to say Jimmie Johnson. He has accomplished so much on the track and also off just the amount of amazing charity work he and Chandra have done is simply amazing!”
On baby Brexton’s future racing career
“Based on Kyle and Brexton’s love for cars (yes already) I don’t think I will have much of a say in his racing! Maybe Mommy can just wrap him up in a bubble wrap!! It is very interesting though that at one he already knows where the keys are suppose to go, where the shifter is and he fusses on pit road until I put him in Kyle’s car!”
On which race weekends are her favorite
“Probably Sonoma (for wine tasting), Phoenix (Scottsdale is one of our favorite places) and Chicago (to see family!) Also just in general road courses and short tracks are my favorite!”
On being taking care of Kyle after his injuries last year — while being pregnant
“It was pretty crazy! There was a lot of physical therapy going on some in which I would help Kyle with especially after his PT left. There was also just the general taking care of him, meals, attempting to get him showers (which was probably the most challenging), changing out his ice machines, etc. It was a hard time but it brought us even closer together!”
On something about Kyle that we might not know
“He started working on cars with his Dad when he was really young and basically lived in the garage learning and actually had a job before he could race putting decals on cars”
On what it’s like to be married to a Sprint Cup Series driver
“It’s hard because I get that question a lot, but to me it’s not being married to a Cup driver it’s being married to Kyle whose occupation is racing. It’s just ingrained in our lives, the travel, appearances and everything else and we really enjoy it! The different places we get to go, the awesome people we get to meet and the great charity work we get to do because of Kyle’s occupation is awesome!”