Rowdy (2022 film)

Rowdy is an American documentary film about the NASCAR career of Kyle Busch.

It includes his reaction to the death of his friend and confidant Ricky Hendrick in the 2004 Hendrick Motorsports aircraft crash, and explores his relationship with his older brother Kurt Busch and his rivalry with Dale Earnhardt Jr.[4] It looks at his 2015 season, which began with a crash at Daytona International Speedway that required extensive rehabilitation, and ended with his first championship win at the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

It features interviews with Kurt Busch, his wife Samantha Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick, Joe Gibbs, and Marty Smith.

[7] When Wright proposed the documentary, Busch initially said no, before eventually agreeing to the film.

[4] The film premiered at Regal Opry Mills on June 23, 2022, prior to that weekend's Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, and was shown in theaters on June 29 for one night only.