Kyle Busch Had a Good Day Going Right Up Until the Laws of Texas Racing Took Over
Kyle Busch spent much of Sunday near the front, which lately has felt about as rare as a calm airport in Florida during hurricane season.
Kyle Busch spent much of Sunday near the front, which lately has felt about as rare as a calm airport in Florida during hurricane season.
After years of grumbling about the track, Elliott left Texas Motor Speedway with another trophy and Denny Hamlin still stuck in his rearview mirror.
Bell was leading and looking dangerous before a spinning car ahead turned another promising race into another frustrating finish.
Carson Hocevar survived two red flags, overtime chaos and Kyle Busch Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. Then he hinted a local Chili’s might not survive the celebration.
It wasn’t a win, but for Alex Bowman, surviving Talladega without crashing and finishing third felt like something much bigger.
Half the field was wiped out, the Big One went bigger than ever, and somehow Carson Hocevar kept it together long enough to win at Talladega.
For 114 laps it was patience and precision; on Lap 115 it was pandemonium, as Talladega’s ‘Big One’ swallowed contenders and rewrote the race.
Another Sunday, another reminder that being close doesn’t count for much in NASCAR.
Four wins say mastery. The last two finishes say something far more painful.
Logic packed up and left somewhere around three laps to go.