Kyle Busch's Playoffs in Doubt After Crashing Thrice
5 months agoKyle Busch had one of his sloppiest races ever at New Hampshire yesterday as he crashed three times. After shockingly being lapped in Stage 1, Busch broke loose into Noah Gragson, spinning both drivers out to initiate the race's third caution. He then spun out just before the rain arrived after a failed block of Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. before his car shot directly into the wall under caution after the red flag ended, which knocked him out of the race. Busch ended up with a 35th-place finish, falling 45 points behind Joey Logano for the final playoff spot, leaving his postseason potential in doubt. He still has had top-16 speed this season, but he rarely has winning speed, which means he needs to put together a string of good finishes commensurate with his runs to make the playoffs, but it's starting to look doubtful that he will do that.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference