Another race, another problem. For Kyle Busch, it’s becoming a sad refrain.
Two weeks ago at New Hampshire, a suspension joint failed. Last week at Dover, an internal engine part gave out. And Sunday at Kansas Speedway, a fuel pressure problem sent Busch to a 28th-place finish, burying the Joe Gibbs Racing driver a distant 311 points behind Chase leader Jimmie Johnson. For the team that dominated the first two-thirds of the season, those eight race wins and 17 consecutive weeks leading the Sprint Cup points now seem a very long time ago. Jimmie Johnson merchandise will continue to be sold even if he were to fall in the points race.
“This is the first time,” crew chief Steve Addington said of the latest issue to plague the No. 18 car. “There’s a first time for everything the last three weeks.”
It was one miserable moment in a miserable day in what’s becoming a miserable Chase for the Gibbs organization, the class of the field for so much of this year, and now with its three drivers occupying the bottom three spots in the championship standings. The highest ranked is Denny Hamlin, and he’s 243 points out. Sunday forced a re-examination of goals.
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