After the season ended, [Joe Gibbs Racing] announced that [Kyle Busch] would be getting crew chief Ben Beshore while [Adam] Stevens would be moving to the No. 20 team with new driver Christopher Bell for 2021.
“We go through a process at the conclusion of every season that includes evaluating each of our teams,” said Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing at the time. “We believe our crew chief lineup for 2021 will best position each team and driver for success across both series.”
As it turns out the breakup of Busch and Stevens may have gone a bit deeper.
In an interview on “In Depth with Graham Bensinger” released Wednesday, Busch reveals what really happened.
“I asked Adam for a couple of changes to be made over the off season,” Busch said. “And he didn’t agree with my philosophy on those changes. So he said, ‘You know what, I’m going to go do something different and let you do something different and we’ll see what happens.’”
Busch he wasn’t expecting that answer.
“I was shocked because I was like, ‘Well, essentially you just told me you quit on me. So, um, OK. See you later. Now I have to go find somebody else…’
— Cup Scene —