the Big Ten: Best Kyle Busch Wrecks
With all of the controversy that Kyle Busch has managed to cause already this year due to his reckless on-track behavior, I thought it would only be fitting to compile a list of his most shining moments … or, rather, his top-ten wrecks. Enjoy!
10. Busch gets spun by Jeff Burton at the finish line as they race for the win at the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2007.
9. Kyle Busch sets off “the big one” in the 2006 Aaron’s 499 at Talladega.
8. Richmond wasn’t the first time that Kyle Busch has been involved in an accident with Dale Earnhardt Jr. Here they make contact on pit road during the Ford 400 in 2007 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
7. Kyle is involved in another “big one” at Talladega Superspeedway, this time during the 2007 UAW-Ford 500.
6. Kyle Busch and Mike Skinner get into it at the Craftsman Truck Series’ opening event in 2008, the Camping World 300, at Daytona International Speedway.
5. In the closing laps of the Craftsman Truck Series’ Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle plows into Johnny Benson as they race for third place.
4. Kyle’s involved in a horrific accident in the 2007 Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway, in which his Nationwide car performs several barrel rolls.
3. Kyle Busch was already quickly approaching notoriety status with the NASCAR fans, but here’s the one that pushed him over the top. Watch again, as Kyle battles Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead in the closing laps of the 2008 Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
2. Kyle gets into his older brother, Kurt, while racing him for the lead at the 2007 All-Star Race. Neither of the brothers appeared to take it personally, and Kurt even makes some witty comments following the race to make light of the situation.
1. Saving the best for last … at the 2006 NASCAR Awards Banquet held in New York City, Kyle Busch was giving his “thank you” speech – and, actually called his girlfriend by the wrong name. You’ll love this!
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8 opinions for the Big Ten: Best Kyle Busch Wrecks
Ryan Newman's #1
May 19, 2008 at 4:08 pm
This is some really good footage!!! I’m not a fan of Kyle Busch though, because he comes on a little too strong. I know he just wants to win, but sometimes crashing others, like Dale Jr., isn’t the way to go. I like his older brother Kurt Busch. He’s not only Ryan Newman’s teammate, but a good one. I appreciated the fact that he helped Ryan win Daytona with the push he gave his bumper. Does anyone think that Kurt will make the chase????
Tim Zaegel
May 19, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I’m glad you enjoyed the footage. But, yeah, I actually think that Kyle reminds me an awful lot of the way that Kurt used to drive when he was first coming up through the Cup Series. I can only hope that he can take a page out of the older brother’s book, though, and progressively mature over time … then again, it is a tad more interesting with “Wild Thing” out on the track.
fdtate
May 20, 2008 at 7:03 am
In #9, Kyle Busch didn’t set off the Big One. Carl Edwards set it off by tapping Busch in the rear. Of course, that kind of stuff will happen when you try to go five-wide at any track, even Talladega.
Richmond was not even the second time that Kyle and Dale Jr. got together. At Texas last spring, Kyle plowed into the rear of Dale Jr., but that was Tony Stewart’s fault. He spun right in front of them. That was the race that Dale Jr. ended up finishing in Kyle’s car after he left the track.
There was another race last season where Dale Jr. plowed in the back of Kyle for no obvious reason, but I can’t remember details. I remember the 8 hitting the 5 though and I remember Kyle’s interview where he talked about just cruising around minding his own business when Jr. took him out.
Tim Zaegel
May 20, 2008 at 9:41 pm
Eh, it’s hard to say who’s at fault when you’re racing five wide … my theory would be that at least three of them are to blame.
But, yeah, I was actually well aware that there have been a few incidents between Kyle and Junior. I just didn’t find the others to be quite as dramatic or entertaining as the ones listed.
Appreciate the feedback, though.
RevJim
May 21, 2008 at 12:24 am
You do realize that was an intentional joke at the awards banquet, don’t you? Eva is Kurt Busch’s wife, and at their wedding earlier that year, the preacher who was performing the ceremony referred to Kurt as “Kyle.” That was explained at the ceremony.
Here are some ideas for when you post Dale Jr’s ten greatest wrecks, but I don’t know if there are videos for them, because I am on dial- up and don’t do videos.
1. PPIR 1968 (Busch Series) Tony Stewart is about to win his first NASCAR race, entering turn three in the lead on the last lap. Keep in mind that turn 3 at PPIR was the same as turn 1 is at Richmond. Jr and Matt Kenseth, who have been exchanging the points lead all season make it three wide in turn four, and Tony is the odd man out. I don’t need a video for that, I was there.
2. Show the same wreck at Richmond as seen from Mark Martin’s on board camera, and you can see Jr moving to the left at the same time Kyle is moving to the right. It looks to me that it took two to tangle there.
3. This one hasn’t happened yet, but it will. Jr is about to win a race at an intermediate track, and Jeff Gordon, who is hungry for a win this year, has a faster car and is running in second. On the last lap, Jr successfully blocks Gordon, because he really is that good at car control, but in turns three and four, Gordon tires of the game and applies the chrome horn, spinning Jr and taking the checkers.
4. Any post race um er interview well um where um er well it well takes um two er um minutes to well finish um er a sentence.
I’m sure you can find a few others to fill out the top ten.
Tim Zaegel
May 21, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Haha … if your number “3″ ever actually happens, I’m going to call you Nostradamus (sp?).
Jessica
Jun 3, 2008 at 11:35 pm
hah! i love it! every single bit of it!
Tim Zaegel
Jun 5, 2008 at 11:57 am
I thought you might! =)
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