Chris Buescher rips Talladega after wreck: ‘It's just not racing'

As a casualty of the Christopher Bell wreck, Chris Buescher is out of the NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega and is not happy. Buescher ripped the style of racing at Talladega that he says isn’t even racing.

Being out of the race after just 53 laps is tough. Denny Hamlin gave one push too hard and Christopher Bell went to the inside wall. Well, Chris Buescher was in the way.

After leaving the care center, Buescher was honest about how he felt. Answering questions from the media, Buescher was asked if there was anywhere safe to race anymore. He said in the back, but that isn’t racing.

“It’s just not racing [waiting in the back], and I’ve been a part of those and I’ve hated every second of it and I don’t want to be a part of it,” Buescher said, via Matt Weaver of Short Track Scene. “Jack adamantly doesn’t want to be a part of it. Brad adamantly doesn’t want to be part it.

“That’s not what we’re here to do for ourselves as racers as competitors, for our partners, it’s not right. So, you’ve gotta race and you gotta accept that you’re going to have moments like this. But that one felt a lot more preventable. Again, I haven’t seen it but it sure felt more preventable than a lot of those scenarios.”

Those are strong words. Jack Roush and Brad Keselowski don’t like it, Chris Buescher doesn’t like it – so they aren’t going to ride in the back just to make it to the end of the race. Sponsors want to see their cars up front and on display. Racers race for the lead, not to survive.

Chris Buescher’s crew chief rips Denny Hamlin

While we’re talking about hot takes and comments, Chris Buescher wasn’t the only one to get his feelings off his chest. Buescher’s crew chief, Scott Graves, had a few words to say after the wreck with Christopher Bell.

“This team works so hard every week, had our driver in position for the end of stage 1, and the guys that would consider themselves some of the best drivers in the world can’t even get through a restart,” Graves wrote on X/Twitter. “I see why you have an insurance sponsor [Denny Hamlin], can I file a claim?”

Now that is a creative way to insult a rival driver. Progressive Insurance probably appreciates the plug, too. This 17 team will try to pick things up and head to Texas next week, looking for a win.