First round of NASCAR playoffs may end "ugly" for Kyle Busch

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After a rough start to his NASCARPlayoffs, KyleBusch is among six drivers separated by just 13 points heading into the Round of 16 cut-off race at Bristol:

Instead, he got more of the same.

His No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota struggled all weekend, first in qualifying and then in the race itself. He suffered a setback when he was penalized during pit stops on Lap 112 for equipment interference as one of his tires rolled into a competitor’s pit stall. That sent Busch to the rear of the field on the restart.

Then, while trying to make up lost ground, Busch spun off Turn 4 on Lap 138 of 267 and plowed through the frontstretch grass infield. He eventually finished 26th in the race and two laps down from race winner“Just got really loose and it snapped around me,” said Busch, who will announce his 2023 Cup plans on Tuesday. “Then I had damage from going through the grass.

“Tried to make an adjustment to the car to make it faster and it did make it faster, but definitely made it looser.”After two disappointing weekends, Busch is now among the four drivers below the first-round playoff cutoff line (joining

 

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