Frustrated Kyle Busch Finally Breaks Silence on Boiling RCR Resentment With Heated 4-Word Rant
It seems like Kyle Busch has finally reached a boiling point with his frustration with Richard Childress Racing. Driving the No. 8 Chevy, Rowdy once again found himself in a similar position during the Ally 400 race at Nashville Superspeedway, running 30th and far away from the rest of the competition.
After pitting in the first pit-stop run, Busch knew that, once again, he was having a hard time driving his way up the field. With little to no improvement from his torrid outing last weekend at Loudon, last weekend, he once again is on the verge of being a lap down by the race leaders. Airing out his frustrations via the team radio, the 2-time Cup Series champion said, “This is complete garbage,” referring to his No.8 RCR Chevy.
Call it luck or improvement on his part, Rowdy turned around his torrid run of Stage 1 and was in contention for the win late in the race. He was trading blows with Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. But a late charge and resurgent run were derailed by the actions of other drivers on the field. Thus adding more misery to an already tortuous season for Busch and RCR.
Rowdy was unable to dodge the bullet a second time in a chaotic Nashville race
Austin Cindric’s untimely spin with the final few laps to go took the race into overtime. And it turns out Busch made his way up to the front, aiming for a win, starting in the second row on the restart. Larson, who was lined up behind Hamlin, was too eager to make the pass and missed his mark on Turn 1. As a result, he rammed into No. 1, ending his hopes for the win and also catching up with Rowdy in the process.
The RCR driver was quick on the brakes and avoided hitting Ross Chastain’s Chevy, but in doing so, he lost all his track position. Fortunately, this wasn’t the end of his race just yet, as multiple restarts in the double-overtime finish opened up more opportunities for him to grab a solid result. But guess who was back again to foil his plans? Kyle Larson.
At this point, the race was under a triple overtime run as multiple lead cars just dropped out like flies. The main culprit here wasn’t the tired and frustrated race car driver, but the fuel. And apparently, most of the lead cars were running on fumes. On yet another restart, the No. 5 car just stalled out dead on the track, causing a huge pile-up, and Busch’s No. 8 Chevy was among the ones that ended up taking a beating and heavy damage. This was it. Rowdy had run his race, resulting in yet another DNF finish.
The only way he could vent his feelings was by doing a burnout on the racetrack. The crowd was cheering him on for putting on a heroic display, but a promising run soon turned tragic for the driver in a split second. And who knows how big of an impact this could have on his playoffs hopes? Today’s result was his fourth DNF finish for this season; furthermore, Joey Logano winning the race certainly doesn’t help his cause.
19 years of streak-winning NASCAR races every season is the active record held by Kyle Busch. But given his current situation, it is hard to see him keep this impressive streak alive.
