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Something’s Burning: It’s Racin’ Season With Kyle + Samantha Busch | S5 E09
Tue, 22 Apr 2025
NASCAR legend Kyle Busch and his wife, Samantha, stop by the kitchen on their way to the Daytona 500… and we talk about everything from Kyle’s career to Samantha’s cooking content. And, while we chat - I make a Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwich with pimento cheese and Alabama White Sauce – in honor of Race Day! Follow Kyle Busch: https://www.instagram.com/rowdybusch Follow Samantha Busch: https://www.instagram.com/samanthabusch This episode is brought to you by NASCAR. It’s all happening this Sunday, April 27th at 3 PM Eastern on FOX. This episode is brought to you by Shopify. Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at https://shopify.com/burning SUBSCRIBE so you never miss a video https://bit.ly/3DC1ICg Stream LUCKY on Netflix https://www.netflix.com/title/81713944 Register to join us in Tampa, FL (or virtually) for the 2 Bears, 5K on May 4, 2025! https://www.2bears5k.com PERMISSION TO PARTY WORLD TOUR is on sale now: http://www.bertbertbert.com/tour For all things BERTY BOY PRODUCTIONS: https://bertyboyproductions.com For MERCH: https://store.bertbertbert.com/ Follow Me! Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/BertKreischer Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/bertkreischer YouTube: http://www.YouTube.com/user/Akreischer TikTok: http://www.TikTok.com/@bertkreischer Threads: https://www.threads.net/@bertkreischer X: http://www.Twitter.com/bertkreischer Text Me: https://my.community.com/bertkreischer Sweet Tea Chicken Sandwich w/ pimento cheese + Ramen Coleslaw Sweet Tea Chicken: Sauce: * ¾ cup mayonnaise * ¼ cup buttermilk * ¼ cup distilled white vinegar * 1 TBSP fresh cracked pepper * 1 ½ tsp dark brown sugar * 1 ½ tsp kosher salt * ½ tsp Dijon mustard * ½ tsp garlic powder * ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce * 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper 1. Whisk all ingredients until smooth. Pimento Cheese: * 3 cups shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese * 8 ounces cream cheese * ½ cup mayonnaise * 1 jar diced pimentos, drained * 1 jalapeno pepper, minced * ¼ tsp garlic powder * ¼ tsp cayenne pepper * ¼ tsp onion powder * Salt and pepper to taste 1. Mix all ingredients together until combined. Chicken: * 2 TBSP kosher salt * 1 tsp baking soda * 4 Cups Extra Sweet Tea * Skinless boneless chicken breasts * 1 ½ cups flour * ½ cup cornstarch * 2 tsp garlic powder * 1 tsp fresh cracked pepper * ¾ tsp cayenne pepper * Buttermilk * Brioche Buns * Heirloom tomatoes * Pickles 1. Mix sweet tea and baking soda. Add chicken to mixture, cover with lid and let sit for 1-12 hours before dredging and frying. After chicken has marinated, tenderize and flatten out. 2. Whisk flour, cornstarch, kosher salt, garlic powder, fresh cracked pepper, cayenne. Pour buttermilk into separate bowl. Dredge chicken back and forth between the two. 3. Heat air fryer to 380 and cook chicken for ~20 minutes, flipping halfway through. 4. Add chicken to buns, drizzle with white sauce, add heirloom tomatoes, pickles, and pimento cheese. Ramen Noodle Coleslaw: * 1 - 14 oz bag of coleslaw * 2 green onions, sliced * 1 – 3 oz package of chicken-flavored ramen * 4 TBS sugar * 2 TBS vegetable oil * 2 TBS sesame oil * 2 TBS seasoned rice vinegar * Slivered toasted almonds * Salt 1. Combine coleslaw, green onions, and crumbled/uncooked ramen noodles 2. Whisk sugar, vegetable oil, sesame oil, vinegar, seasoning packet from ramen noodles, and salt to taste 3. Pour dressing over the coleslaw mixture, sprinkle toasted almonds on top Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the background of Kyle Busch's racing career?
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Is that why you wore a black shirt today?
You got a little bit going. You know what?
It's a lost cause. It's a vibe. Hey! Passion begets passion. I learned that a very long time ago. We talked about this with NASCAR very early. That's right. I trashed NASCAR to my buddy Elliot, right? My buddy Elliot, Elliot in the morning, biggest radio show in the Metro DC, Maryland area. I mean, just huge. And I was just making jokes, you know? Oh, all you gotta do is take a left or whatever.
And he's like, he's like, yeah, maybe if like, a lot of people like it. So maybe you should like give it a chance. And I was like, what do you mean? And he's like, he's like, I mean, if that many people like it, maybe you're wrong and they're right. And I went, impossible. And he told me, he said, watch the last 10 minutes. Got to try something. Start somewhere. Yeah.
So he said, I would love a cocktail. Would you like a cocktail?
I will not say no to a cocktail.
I will never say no.
I am game for some cocktails.
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Chapter 2: How did Kyle and Samantha meet?
Never drive. I never drive. Really? Leanne, have I ever driven us? I don't like driving.
No, we have our rules.
He drives. Because you're on your phone scrolling all the time, going through, popping princess over there?
Yeah, kind of. You know, I just, I don't know. I gave up driving a while back, like just stopped doing it, and I always just sat shotgun, and I don't know. And then I never picked it back up. And like, I drove here today, but I drive very seldomly. I mean, if my car has, I've had my car for, since 2021, and if it has 7,000 miles on it, I'd be shocked. Oh, wow.
Yeah.
See, I drive. I just don't like to, but I will. But when he's with me, I don't, no.
She drives too fast. She has this thing of having a cool street car that she can go rip around town with.
So this is going to air right before Talladega. And one of my favorite sandwiches I've ever had in my entire life is out of Alabama. It's a place called Saul's Barbecue. It is a sweet tea chicken sandwich. Is that what that is? So this has been marinating in sweet tea. Here's your Aperol, your Campari spritz.
All right.
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Chapter 3: What is the significance of the Daytona 500?
Really? Yeah. And so it was like, anything for Kurt. And so then it was like, hey, that's our drinking word for Sunday. So anytime I came over the radio and said anything for Kurt over the radio during the race. Yeah.
We were up in a suite and everybody had to drink.
Our buddies and all of our friends were up in the suite and so they had to drink. Oh, shut up. Oh, yeah.
Then his crew chief got in on it and his spotter. So then everybody was saying it and all the fans can listen in on the radio. And they're like, what?
Yeah, everybody was trying to figure out what the code word was. Is there a radio feed that fans can listen to your feed? Yeah, they can tap right in, yeah.
Wow, that's awesome. Now that's a podcast. Yo, trust me. And I bet you told me. It used to be called Radioactive.
Yeah, you used to win that a lot.
Yeah, Radio Sweetheart right here. Really? Yeah, I've had my fair share of awards.
I've seen clips of yours where I'm like, I wonder what he's saying. I wonder what they're yelling at each other. Yeah, trust me. That dude got out of his car one time.
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Chapter 4: How do NASCAR races compare to F1?
Yeah.
I mean, it's community. The thing that's cool about this is my wife's redneck chicken. This looks amazing. Coleslaw. It's got ramen noodle. It's got cabbage. It's got green onion. It's going to be fucking amazing. This sandwich is to die for. It's soaking in sweet tea. I'm going to dredge it back and forth, and I'm going to air fry it because we're staying healthy. Yeah, we are.
And then put pimento cheese on it and some Alabama white sauce. Yeah, we're staying healthy. We're staying healthy. That's for me.
Do you drink sweet tea?
What?
Do you drink sweet tea? No. I dare you to drink that. When I first moved to North Carolina from coming from Chicago and I ordered an iced tea, it's like syrup.
Yeah. Sweet tea is great. It's why everyone in the South has diabetes. Yes, that's true. It's like why everyone in my wife's family doesn't have teeth. It rots them out. It rots. And they come in gallon jugs. Yes, they do. Gallons. And they just go, oh, sweet tea? I can't. It's a lot. That was a good accent, actually. You pulled that well. Oh, I sleep with it. Okay.
My wife's accent when she gets drunk. I got a few jokes about it, but I'll keep them out of this act because I know I think we're being brand friendly. My wife's family is like big NASCAR wrestling. Like, this is the trifecta. We're not wrestling. We're not staged. No, no, no, no. That's what they're into. They're not scripted. Come on. It would be great if NASCAR was scripted.
Trust me, if it was scripted, I'd have more wins. No.
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Chapter 5: What are the challenges of NASCAR crashes?
And then they tore it down. I won the last race there, and then they tore it down. For real? Yeah, they were like, Kyle's too good at this track. We've got to get rid of it.
I'm trying to keep my fingers, but I was like, screw it.
You're already in, dude. You're committed.
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Thank you. We try. I make him participate. He's a good sport.
That's right. Those are my favorite parts. The Insta-boyfriend, the Insta-husband is my wife's entire journey into life. She has been the, hey, hold the camera. No, but hold it like this. No, but take a picture of me here. She does it.
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Chapter 6: What is the process of getting out of a NASCAR car after a crash?
Chapter 7: How do Kyle and Samantha maintain a healthy lifestyle?
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Irwindale, just shut down, yeah. Yeah, it just shut down a couple weeks ago, right?
Yeah, mm-hmm. I raced there a couple times, yeah. We go to Irwindale and- Orange Show Speedway, ever been to Orange Show?
No, no.
No?
Okay. San Bernardino, Orange Show over there. So my wife's a fucking, my wife's a, what do they call people that are into cars? Not a lug head, but like a... A gear head? Gear head, my wife's a gear head. Yeah? Yeah, I couldn't change a tire. So do we need to switch? Yeah, maybe. By the way, she should be here because she's... Should you just be cooking?
We should go cook, they can talk cars.
No, me and you are about to talk about fitness and health and longevity. You look very fit. No, but I love that you've incorporated meat into your diet.
Yeah, I feel great.
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Chapter 8: What is the role of sponsorship in NASCAR?
Well, I've been fine in my NASCAR haulers. There's other drivers that have gone in there with other drivers because they've gotten into it on the racetrack. And then they also get into it in the hauler. For real? Yeah. They've had to be separated in the hauler.
Yeah. That's, by the way, that viral content tells Bill the brand every NASCAR hauler should be filmed and talked about. Yeah. I want to, I want, this is also what I want to see is like, cause I think as a fan, you watch the cars crash and then you go, Oh, that's it. But someone's got to pay for that. The owners do.
Remember your shirt?
Yeah.
When we owned the truck team. What did it say?
I had a truck team, yeah. Every time you go to Daytona or Talladega, the restrictor plate races, there's always groups of guys that are all running together and drafting together. And if anybody makes a little mistake, boom, there's like five, six, ten, twenty of them that are all crashed in the same crash. Yeah. And so I wore a shirt during the Daytona race in the beginning of the year.
Most expensive day ever. And all three of my trucks crashed. And I'm like, exactly. I proved my point. My shirt just said exactly what happened on the racetrack. They're all crashed.
Wait, what's the difference between, so there's three series, right? Yeah. There's trucks. Trucks. There's Xfinity. Xfinity. Xfinity. And then Cup. Cup. Yeah.
Okay, Cup, you've won that a bunch of times, right? Cup is top.
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