Kyle Busch’s string of tough luck continued at Nashville Superspeedway, as he wrecked during overtime of the Ally 400 on Sunday.
While some of the incidents Busch has been involved in have been his fault, it was Kyle Larson who drew Busch’s ire in Nashville, as the No. 5 ran out of gas on a restart, and left the No. 8 nowhere to go. In turn, Busch went from a top five finish that would’ve helped his spot in the standings to a DNF.
Afterwards, Busch spoke on the matter, explaining how proud he was of his team for giving him the chance to finish near the top, and how they’re moving their focus to Chicago, instead of dwelling on what happened in Nashville.
“I’m proud of everyone on the zone team and at RCR for their effort today,” Busch started, via NBC’s Dustin Long. “We struggled early but our guys kept making changes to our zone Camaro throughout the race. Randall Burnett made great calls to put us in position to score a top-five finish. Those cautions at the end of the race and into overtime really worked against us because we were close on fuel.
“On that last restart, we were fourth when the No. 5 (Kyle Larson) ran out of fuel just ahead of me and I had nowhere to go. It’s frustrating for sure but we’ll bounce back next week in Chicago.”
Alas, Busch seemed to be handling the unfortunate situation well, as he’s probably used to the misfortune by now, as sad as that sounds. Moreover, Larson took some time to explain his side of the story, and apologize to Busch in the process.
“I just got really out of shape, through the gears, and thankfully didn’t cause a crash on the front-stretch. Then the next one we ran out of fuel, and caused that wreck. So yeah, hate that for Kyle,” Larson told FOX’s Bob Pockrass following the race, regarding his contact with Busch. “I had no warning. Well, obviously we knew we were really close on fuel, it was going to be a stretch to make it, but I had no low fuel pressure alarm or anything on my dash, so it was a bit surprising to me. When I went to the throttle, it just never went. So, I couldn’t really get out of the way either, because we were still to the wall. Like, I hadn’t gotten to the dog-leg yet, to get out of the way.
“So yeah, I’m really, really bummed for him and all that, because he needs the points. Thankfully, we were able to work through the last couple of restarts and get a top ten, but you know, bummed with how it all kind of ended up.”
At the moment, Kyle Busch is over 100 points below the cut-line for the playoffs. The No. 8 will likely need a win over the next two months to get into the dance. We’ll see if he can do it, and change his luck in the process moving forward.
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