Kyle Busch says he's a 'complete letdown' to his team

Kyle Busch felt like he ruined his entire team’s day at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Early on in the race, Busch lost control of his car, spinning into the wall and ending his day early. In the end, the Richard Childress Racing wheelman came home P34, far from ideal for a Playoff driver.

Afterward, Busch spoke with FOX’s Bob Pockrass, where he explained the conundrum he found himself in at Texas.

“I’m a complete letdown to my team right now, not being able to get the results that we need,” Busch said. “Every time we try, I crash. It’s like the less I try, I ride around, the better days we have.”

Those are fascinating words from Busch, as it sounds like his confidence is shaken at the moment. He’s going to need to pick himself back up, as Talladega is up next. Thankfully, Busch won at the track in the spring, but he told Pockrass he’s not feeling too good about his chances next weekend.

“Not very good,” Busch responded, asked how he feels about a potential repeat. “But we’re going to go there and fight as hard as we can, and run hard. RCR has had a strong restrictor-plate program, so that’s all we could do.”

If Kyle Busch doesn’t have a good day at Talladega, the former NASCAR Cup Series champion could be staring elimination in the face. Time will tell, but Busch needs to pick it up over the next two weeks, or his chance at a third title could come to an end.

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.