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Kyle Busch goes ballistic on radio after contact with Noah Gragson, spinning out at Kansas

Nick Profile Picby:Nick Geddes•05/11/25•

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Kyle Busch just can’t catch a break. This time, it was Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway. Busch was running mid-pack during Stage 3 when contact between Josh Berry and Noah Gragson sent his No. 8 Chevrolet into the inside grass down the backstretch.

Busch was not happy: “Un-fu*king believable,” he said, via Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic. Stuck in the grass, he added, “It’s fu*king fu*ked.”

Busch did not stop there. After his team informed him of what happened, he took aim at both Berry and Gragson.

“They’re all fu*king clowns. Every single one of ’em,” Busch said.

It’s just been that kind of day for Busch. Earlier in the race, he was frustrated with his car and called out NASCAR.

“Un-fu*king believable,” Busch said, via Tom Bowles of Frontstretch. “This car sucks so bad. Thank you, NASCAR.”

Kyle Busch’s run of no luck continues at Kansas

It’s no secret that Busch has had his issues with the Next Gen car. The two-time Cup Series champion is riding a soon-to-be 69-race winless streak. Though at times he’s shown signs of life this season, mistakes or misfortune have always seemed to come at the worst time.

That’s especially true at racetracks such as Kansas. Busch came into Sunday’s race with zero top 10s in his last seven starts on 1.5-mile tracks (Homestead-Miami, Kansas, Las Vegas and Texas). He has gone 11 races in a row on these tracks without a top five finish.

Busch just can’t get it going in year three of his tenure at Richard Childress Racing. Busch and his team’s underperformance have FOX Sports analyst Kevin Harvick concerned.

“Between the mistakes and the speed of the pit stops, really putting themselves at a deficit for days like this, making those mistakes and the stops being slower compared to the rest of the guys, really puts them in a position that they’re not able to capitalize on those good qualifying efforts because of all the mistakes and everything that are happening,” Harvick said on his ‘Happy Hour‘ podcast.

“So, it’s a close game. It’s a game of milliseconds, whether it’s the pit stops or qualifying or whatever that is and the mistakes will pile up for you and I think the mistakes for that 8 car and Kyle Busch’s team are holding them back a bit.”