“11 in one sitting”: Kyle Busch drops open challenge of topping his hotdog record

Two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is called Rowdy for a reason. He’s not just that unstoppable force on the racetrack, but when it comes to gobbling chili cheese hotdogs, his record sets him apart from many.

Busch recently broke his 19-year streak of winning at least one race each season but that did not slow down the Las Vegas native. The veteran racer, who drives the No. 8 Chevy for Richard Childress Racing, is now preparing for the 2025 Chili Bowl, also known as the “Super Bowl of midget racing.”

The event, which started back in 1987, is held annually at the Tulsa Expo Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Recently, Busch made a few laps in his Lucas Oil - FloRacing #51 dirt midget at Rockfish Speedway in preparation for the prestigious event, as well as the USAC National Midget West Coast swing.

After testing his ride out, the Chevy star engaged in a light-hearted conversation with one of his supporting staff members. Busch recalled himself going to a Weimerschnitzel outlet with his grandmother as a boy to have chili cheese hotdogs. He was so hungry that he ended up having not three, not six, but eleven hotdogs at one go.

Busch uploaded a video of him speaking with his staff about the same and wrote,

“I love some @wienerschnitzel chili cheese dogs. Who thinks they can top my record???😋🌭”

Busch recalled in the video,

“When I was 12-13, growing boy, right? I go to Weinerschnitzel with my grandmother for lunch. I ordered three. I said I’m still hungry. I ordered three more. I said I’m still hungry. Like, all the way to 11. I had 11 in one sitting.”

Needless to say, Kyle Busch’s staff was astounded. All he could say was, “Oh my God!” Now it’s up to the fans to decide if they are as big a foodie as Kyle Busch to take up the honest challenge and do 12 hotdogs from Weinerschnitzel.

Kyle Busch reflects on “character building” aspect of his otherwise lackluster season

2024 was anything but a stellar season for Kyle Busch, as he remained winless throughout the year and amassed only five top-5s, 10 top-10s, and led 230 laps in all. Furthermore, his average finish of 18.3 was the worst of his career since his debut season.

Describing his season as “character building”, Kyle Busch said at Phoenix:

“Certainly frustrating. Just not at all what we had hoped it to be after some success last year, especially early in the year and having those three wins, and then struggling a little bit on and off, but then this year, just seemingly not being able to get the monkey off our back. I mean, even having a shot to win late in the day and being close at Daytona and maybe even closer at Kansas and just not being able to pull through.”

“We probably had a handful of opportunities that slipped out from under us. So can’t say that we shouldn’t have won this year or never had an opportunity to, but obviously didn’t get it done,” he added.

With a new season coming up, Kyle Busch gears up for a new streak. Although Randall Burnett will return as his crew chief in 2025, there have been significant changes in the Richard Childress Racing leadership with competitor director Keith Rodden being promoted to team’s vice president of competition.

Furthermore, John Klausmeier, formerly a member of Stewart-Haas Racing’s vehicle performance group, will join RCR’s roster as the technical director for the team.