When it comes to Kansas Speedway, Kyle Busch is willing to believe in jinxes. Whether driving on old pavement or new, Busch hasn’t been able to get the hang of the 1.5-mile track.
In 12 starts at Kansas, including Sunday’s STP 400, Busch has more finishes outside the top 30 (four) than inside the top 10 (two). On Sunday, it was more of the same.
Busch qualified fifth—in a backup car, no less—and was running third when he spun inexplicably off the second corner. Later on, as he was trying to work his way through traffic, he spun again, first into the wall and then into the path of Joey Logano’s Ford. The collision knocked both cars out of the race.
“Spun twice on our own,” Busch said. “Just don’t know what to do with Kansas. Yeah, absolutely no grip for me anyways. You’re running third and doing fine, car a little tight and you spin out. I don’t know what to do with that and then we’re back in traffic all day.
“Traffic is way worse. Just trying to get back up to the front and making some gains, but car just snaps out from you every corner.”
Busch dropped five spots to seventh in the Sprint Cup standings, but as of Sunday night, at least, he could console himself with one positive thought: he’s not in Kansas anymore.
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