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Bitter enemies on the racetrack, Brad Keselowski wonders what Kyle Busch really thought of their rivalry.<\/p>\n

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After Busch\u2019s shocking death Thursday at the age of 41 that rocked the sports world, Keselowski, who had gone head-to-head with him for over 15 years, sent a heartfelt message.<\/p>\n

\u201cI made him earn every victory and stole a few from him along the way,\u201d Keselowski wrote in a social media post. \u201cWe took our shots at each other, in the media and on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I\u2019d like to think that somewhere deep down there was an appreciation that we pushed each other to perform at the highest level, even if neither of us would\u2019ve admitted it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Busch said in 2017 at the Championship 4 Media Day that \u201cSometimes you just don\u2019t like a guy, fact of the matter\u201d when asked about Keselowski.<\/p>\n

But there were many more moments between the two.<\/p>\n

Keselowski called Busch \u201can ass\u201d in 2010 when he was introduced after winning a Nationwide Series race in Bristol that August, during which their cars tangled and Keselowski crashed late to give Busch the win.<\/p>\n

Despite all the history and very public barbs, with no love lost between the two, Keselowski pointed out that he doesn\u2019t know what to do now, using a Looney Tunes-style comparison.<\/p>\n

\u201cTonight, I feel a little like the coyote with no more roadrunner to chase,\u201d Keselowski added.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis loss is all of our loss, but none more so than his family\u2019s. Thinking of Samantha, Brexton, and Lennix, who lost their father today.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two competitors had shown some signs of burying the hatchet as their careers began to wind down, with the pair managing just one Cup Series win between them since 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to rekindle that rivalry because in my eyes that would mean that we\u2019re competing with each other for wins,\u201d Keselowski said last year as the two struggled to win races.<\/p>\n

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Keselowski isn\u2019t the only one with a difficult rivalry with Busch, one of NASCAR\u2019s greatest drivers.<\/p>\n

Dale Earnhardt Jr. posted a similar tribute and message to Busch after his death. <\/p>\n

\u201cKyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years,\u201d Earnhardt Jr. said. \u201cBut we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

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