Kyle Busch 'at a loss for words' after early wreck at Texas
Kyle Busch couldn’t find the words to explained what went wrong for the No. 8 team at Texas Motor Speedway.
Busch wrecked early in the race, and turned in his key card while the rest of the Playoff drivers continued to race for position. A P34 finish was not what the Richard Childress Racing wheelman expected to leave with.
After his wreck, Busch spoke with FOX’s Bob Pockrass, where he tried to make sense of what went wrong.
“Everything was really good, and then we had those couple of restarts,” Busch explained. “I restarted on the top, on that last one. I felt like I had a flat right front. I was going to come to pit road, and I second guessed it because I was like, ‘Man, you know what, it just doesn’t feel like a flat right front, just debris on it,’ but it was shaking and vibrating. Then I just went back to the bottom of the racetrack, to mind my own business on the bottom, and then just swapped ends with the back of the car. So had no idea. I’m just at a loss for words. I don’t get it.
“But you know, I hate it for all my guys on my 3CHI Chevrolet. The car was fast. I felt like it was going to be a good top ten, top five car, for sure. Nothing to show for it.”
While Busch’s season has been filled with some amazing moments, he’s also been wildly inconsistent. That caused many to believe he may be eliminated in the first round of the NASCAR Playoffs, but he’s still fighting.
Emphasis on fighting, because that’s what Kyle Busch is going to need to do in the next two races. He’s in a hole, and a victory may be the only thing that saves him moving forward.
William Byron wins at Texas, advances to NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8
With some late restart chaos, William Byron was the winner at Texas. He claimed the 300th win for Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series. It was the sixth win on the NASCAR season for Byron. He’s continuing to be a championship favorite with this win.
He wasn’t involved for most of this race. However, the 24-car was right where it needed to be when it needed to be there. On the final restart, he got the best of Bubba Wallace and was able to pull away from Ross Chastain in the process.
William Byron gets the milestone win for Hendrick, advances to the playoffs Round of 8, and is a winner at Texas. He didn’t lead a single lap until that final restart. While Bubba Wallace looked to have it under control, he let Chase Briscoe take his line and keep him from the bottom. Byron was able to take advantage by hugging the bottom of the track and making the pass on Wallace.
Kyle Busch had a bad day. There is no doubt about that. Tyler Reddick didn’t do very well, either. The points battle moving forward for these drivers is going to get interesting.
Sometimes you don’t have to lead all day to win the race. You just have to be there when you need to be. William Byron saw his opportunity and took it.
On3’s Johnathan Howard contributed to this article.