And just like that 2-time Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch‘s run comes to an abrupt stop. While NASCAR’s “Rowdy” looked to make his most out of the 2-mile Speedway at Michigan, bad luck has once again downplayed Busch’s hopes to claim another win.
Busch’s honest self admitted his mistake. But unsurprisingly, the Richard Childress Racing driver couldn’t stop taking a quick jab at Team Penske‘s Ryan Blaney as he got real about the race’s frantic pace.
“Bad Boy” Busch shoots a jab at Blaney as the early tangle with the driver cuts his day short
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Going into the race, it was all high hopes for Kyle Busch and the proud KB fans. While the fans were awaiting the #8 Chevy to cross the finish first, claiming his 4th win of the season, cementing his legacy, and making it his 64th career win, the dark looming clouds did not go away for Busch as he spun into the wall after a brief contact.
Much like the community anticipated the Michigan International Speedway race to be a high-speed thriller with cars wrecking right, left, and center, the 2-time title holder Kyle Busch was the first to bring out the caution on Sunday. While battling for 11th position, the #8 driver got on the inside of Coca-Cola winner at lap 14, Ryan Blaney—a risky move that later turned out to be costly.
The #8 and #12 cars went side by side for a brief moment until the #8 Chevy gave out, spinning out of control right into the outer wall. Though Busch re-fired the racecar, the impact had caused severe damages to the left front end of the car which meant it had to be taken to the garage where it was later deemed out of contention.
"They all want to run hard. They want to race to crash … I made a move and in the old days, they'd let you have the spot … and race you later."
Kyle Busch on the incident with Ryan Blaney pic.twitter.com/R8WYnWuLmZ
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) August 6, 2023
Speaking to the media, Busch vented out his frustration, subtly taking quick jabs at Blaney, saying, “They all run hard, they all want a race to crash and you know I tried to make a move and in the old days guys that you are racing they’ll let you go and have that spot and work for it later but this day and age is completely different, so I got a guy who ran on my outside and took the air off.”
Busch admits his mistake as his miscalculation ruins his day terribly
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Things were great initially. The #8 Chevy had speed and carried the momentum into the corners. But little did Busch know that his day was about to come to an abrupt halt, spinning into the wall in turn 1. Even Busch himself knew the consequence of touching the wall on a fast-flowing track like Michigan with the cars triple-digit speeds.
Busch said, “I mean, you try to race and try to run side by side and I don’t know it really was not wide enough, looked like I washed up so it’s all my fault.”
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Soon after he brought out the first caution of the race, the RCR Chevy was brought to the garage after suffering major front-end damages, where it was deemed out of contention, ending the driver’s day at P37.
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