Kyle Busch and his unfortunate Daytona 500 outings saw another chapter added to the book, thanks to a clash between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Joey Logano. Running in P3 in the closing stages of the race, the Richard Childress Racing driver got involved in an incident that had nothing to do with him.
Until the crash, Busch was a strong contender for the race win, but fate intervened. Running a flat on all four of his tires, the Chevrolet No. 8 driver was not allowed back in the race despite his team claiming the car was good enough to continue racing.
Ripping into NASCAR for not being allowed back in, Busch claimed to have been beaten by the rules once more. Later, the former Cup Series champion took to X to double down on his comments.
Kyle Busch Rages Against NASCAR After Daytona 500
Vying for race win No. 64, NASCAR regulations became the undoing of the RCR driver. Unhappy with not being allowed back in, the 39-year-old claimed NASCAR did not know their own procedures.
“Parked by @nascar officials,” wrote Busch on X. He added, “Rule says you have 3 attempts to make minimum speed. The race never went back green yet. I don’t even think they know their own rules or procedures.”
Parked by @nascar officials. Rule says you have 3 attempts to make minimum speed. The race never went back green yet. I don’t even think they know their own rules or procedures. 🤬
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) February 17, 2025
The wreck that ended Busch’s race saw the Las Vegas-born driver’s car hit the inside wall on the track, collecting as many as six cars. However, the RCR driver was able to escape with minor damage and four flat tires.
But even that was too much, according to the race officials, who did not allow the former Cup Series champion to get back in the race.
Apart from the NASCAR regulations, Logano also took the brunt of Busch’s dissatisfaction following the crash. Per Busch, it seemed like the “fastest car got in a hurry and wrecked.”
The No. 8 driver felt Logano was by far the fastest driver on the day, with the Penske cars leading “a lot of laps.” But with 20 laps to go, Logano jumped the gun and went for a gap that wasn’t there.
Busch added, “You got to know how wide your race car is to be able to find a hole that it’ll fit in, and he obviously does not know that.”
Busch then went on to thank his team while also claiming to have “hated” the result for them. They had a fast car that could challenge for the win, but it wasn’t meant to be.
