Kyle Busch pitched a fellow inmate on sponsoring his NASCAR truck team while jailed in Mexico in 2023, his widow said.

Samantha Busch shared the story on the Friday, Oct. 16 episode of her Certified Oversharer podcast, as WCNC reported. It was her first episode since Kyle Busch's death in May.

The episode arrived one week after thousands of fans gathered at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord for the two-time Cup Series champion's celebration of life on Oct. 9.

According to Samantha Busch, Kyle was moved from jail to prison during his detention. There he met a wealthy inmate named Angel and pitched him on a Craftsman Truck Series sponsorship deal, as Whiskey Riff reported.

"When he went from jail to prison, he met this guy named Angel, and Angel had a lot of money," Samantha Busch said on the podcast. "And so he's trying to get truck sponsorship out of a Mexican prisoner."

No one disclosed how long Kyle Busch spent in custody. But Samantha Busch said he took it in stride, recalling that he described the experience as "kind of relaxing" because he had no phone and could nap all day, despite ants and bugs on the floor.

Kyle Busch was arrested Jan. 27, 2023, after a handgun was found in his luggage during screening at the Cancún airport. He was sentenced to three and a half years in prison and fined about $1,000, according to WCNC. The court agreed to a conditional sentence, and Busch posted bond and returned to North Carolina. He later said he forgot the gun was in his bag and did not intend to violate Mexican law.

Samantha Busch said Kyle had set a phone reminder to record a podcast about the full story once he was legally allowed to discuss it. She said she wants to bring former Kyle Busch Motorsports president Mike Verlander on a future episode to share more details. She called the stories about Kyle "epic" and said they need to be shared.

The winningest driver across NASCAR's top three series, Kyle Busch won 63 Cup Series races, two championships in 2015 and 2019, 102 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series races and 69 Truck Series races. He died May 21 at age 41 after pneumonia turned septic, according to WBTV.

Samantha Busch said she also plans to pursue legacy projects in Kyle's memory, including an annual day combining his No. 8 and No. 18 race car numbers and a program to give young drivers Truck Series starts.