Kyle Busch recaps 'seesaw night' in Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte

It’s no secret that Kyle Busch has thus far had an uneven season in the NASCAR Cup Series.

That continued in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with Busch finishing P15 in the rain-shortened race. After the race, Busch described his run at Charlotte as a “seesaw night.”

“It was a seesaw night for the zone Chevrolet team in this year’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway,” Busch said, via John Newby of NBC Sports. “We were off the mark early in the race battling a loose-handling Chevy and struggling to get through traffic. We ended up one lap down after our first pit stop due to a penalty for an uncontrolled tire. Fortunately, we made that up by the end of the first stage.

“Crew chief Randall Burnett made a ton of changes throughout the race, especially at the end of Stage 1. All the guys on the zone team worked hard and improved the balance of the car. We worked our way inside the top-10 for a few laps before the last round of stops but we were just too tight in the center and too loose off to stay there. I think we could have picked up a couple more spots if we had finished the race.”

Kyle Busch refuses to comment on Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight ahead of Xfinity race at Charlotte

Busch, the two-time Cup Series champion, remains winless through 14 races this season. He sits 14th in the points standings. Heading into this weekend at Charlotte, much of the discussion surrounding Busch had to do with the events following last Sunday’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, in which Busch got into a fight with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. next to his No. 8 hauler.

Stenhouse received a $75,000 fine for his involvement, and Busch got off without any penalty. Busch did his best to avoid discussing the incident, keeping things short with Carson Hocevar on Saturday when asked for his thoughts on the fight with Stenhouse.

“I’m ready for today,” Busch said ahead of the Xfinity Series race. “Let’s go.”