Kyle Busch’s weekend got off on the wrong foot with a disappointing qualifying performance. Slotting in 28th with a lap time of 22.67 seconds, Busch landed well outside the front row, a far cry from his Richmond dominance. He is a six-time winner at the track.
During the race, within 20 laps, Busch found himself mired in 29th place, visibly frustrated with his equipment. Over the radio, he blasted, saying, “10 tight in the center. You guys f—— killed it.”
He continued venting, “It’s like the right rear geometry is broke. The car is fine if I can keep it from falling over on the right rear. As soon as it falls over on the right rear, it literally just spits the ass out. Fucking wants to spin out.” That raw honesty underscores Busch’s irritation that something has fundamental as car balance was undermining his performance.
“10 tight in the center. You guys f-**ing killed it” @KyleBusch to his team#NASCAR #CookOut400
— Grace Krenrich (@grace3140) August 16, 2025
Richmond has historically been Kyle Busch’s stomping ground; he leads active drivers in several efficiency matrices and has made thousands of quality passes there, so even a veteran like Kyle can find himself penalized by setup missteps there. At a track where he typically excels, this kind of failure strikes harder, and his expletive-laden outburst made it clear.
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