Kyle Busch certainly is not having much luck on tracks at which has yet to earn a win.
Busch was fighting to break into the top 10 with 51 laps to go in Monday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway on Monday, racing on the outside of Ryan Newman when Kasey Kahne slipped to the inside of them both. Newman shot back out of the center lane, and Busch slammed into the outer wall — then headed straight to the garage.
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Watch: Ryan Newman gets into Kyle Busch and the No. 18 hits the wall. #NASCARonFS1 @PoconoRaceway https://t.co/t3hPk6M7z5
— FOX SPORTS: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) June 6, 2016
The incident comes a race after Busch also hit the wall in the closing laps of the Coca-Cola 600, also going straight to the garage at that time. He has crashed in the last three points races.
Busch already has three wins this season and is assured a slot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup title-determining race. He ended up finishing 31st.
The driver was already irate after a spirited battle with Chase Elliott for the lead earlier in the race — a showdown that left him vowing to keep the rookie in mind in the future.
Before the caution, @chaseelliott and @KyleBusch were door to door! #NASCARonFS1 https://t.co/5nsZncWoEK
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 6, 2016
His team was working diligently on his car in the garage as the race restarted — with Elliott still in the lead.
In the garage, the @mmschocolate crew repairs their #mms75 #Camry after getting push into the wall. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/tNUMDRB9UH
— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) June 6, 2016