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“Always Put in a Hole”: Kyle Busch Reacts After Yet Another Unlucky Incident Threatens to Ruin His Race

Srijan Mandal
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Kyle Busch seems to be having a streak of bad luck lately. Just last week at Darlington, during the practice session, the two-time Cup Series champion hit the wall, but his team was able to bring him back for qualifying. Although he was relegated to the back of the field eventually due to the repairs. Now it seems like the streak of bad luck has come to haunt him in Kansas too.

The Richard Childress Racing driver’s car got loose during the practice session and he ended up slamming into the outside retainer wall, causing significant damage to his car. Unlike last time, the Busch did not participate in the qualifying session at all. Hence, he’d be starting from the back once again.

Following the incident, Busch spoke with members of the media and shared his frustration about the repeat situation.

Kyle Busch shares his disappointment after being unable to qualify

Talking about the impending situation of having to start from the back of the field at such an important race, Busch mentioned, “Just like every other weekend. Always put in a hole, always put behind, always have to come and dig ourselves out.”

“So, hate it for all the guys. I mean, the car was really good, had good longevity there. We were just running laps and run some pretty good laps comparatively to the rest of our group that we were with at that time.”

Furthermore, Busch stated that he needs to fine-tune some things to prepare for qualifying. But despite his efforts, he would have to start the race in last place once again. He expressed frustration with the situation and admitted that he didn’t know what to do to change it.

Could this incident be a cause for concern in Busch’s playoff run?

At the moment the short answer would not be no, because currently, the RCR driver sits in 7th place, well ahead of the next round of eliminations for the round of 12, possibly also for the round of eights later on. But performing well at each and every race in the playoff of course has its benefits as the cluster of cars gets less and less with every round of elimination.

For the time being, Kyle Busch looks good enough based on where he is in the points, but he would have to ensure not to get into any more of such incidents in order to stay ahead of the game, in his conquest to win his third championship title.

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Srijan Mandal

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Srijan Mandal is the Lead NASCAR Editor and Strategist at The Sportsrush with a wealth of experience and expertise in the world of motorsports. With several thousand articles under his belt over the years, he has established himself as a leading authority on all things racing. His passion for motorsports started at a young age, and he has dedicated his career to covering the sport in all its forms. He is an expert in various disciplines, including stock car racing, American motorsports, Formula 1, IndyCar, NHRA, MotoGP, WRC, WEC, and several more. But Srijan's love for racing goes beyond his writing. He actively competes in professional open-wheel sim racing, using '88' as his racing number. While he mostly participates in GT Endurance classes, he also ventures into Stock Car racing from time to time. In case, you wish to contact Srijan, kindly send an email to him at srijan.mandal@sportsrush.com or just DM him on Twitter.

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