Kyle Busch reacts to contact with Corey LaJoie, massive wreck at Pocono

Following a crash that ended his day at Pocono, Kyle Busch was keeping his comments close to the vest.

It certainly appeared that some contact from behind from Corey LaJoie caused Busch to lose control going into a turn, with his car briefly going onto the infield grass before skidding back up onto the track into a pile of cars.

The wreck took out multiple drivers, and for Busch it is his fifth DNF in the last seven outings.

But he didn’t take the opportunity to vent any frustration in an interview just outside the infield care center after he was checked out and released.

“Nah, I just want to thank all of our partners and everybody that’s been behind our program at RCR, ECR Engines, obviously Zone nicotine pouches and Cheddar’s, Lucas Oil, everybody for their support and continuing to back us and be behind us, and of course the fans and Rowdy Nation as well, too,” Kyle Busch said.

Asked if there was anything he’d have to sort out with LaJoie via a conversation after the race, Kyle Busch demurred.

“Nah,” he said simply.

Corey LaJoie blames Kyle Busch for wreck

While Busch was reticent to comment on the cause of the big wreck, LaJoie and his team were not on their team radios. They were quick to absolve themselves of any fault.

“He hooked himself,” someone could be heard on LaJoie’s radio, via Toby Christie.

“F*** him,” another team member said, “we ain’t worried about him. We’re worried about ourselves.”

Crew chief Ryan Sparks said that Busch got what he deserved. Busch had appeared to block LaJoie a few moments earlier in the race, perhaps what caused some bad blood between the two drivers and led to the contact.

With as forcible as the wreck ended up being — something not altogether uncommon at Pocono — NASCAR will likely take a look to make sure nothing was overly untoward.