Luckily, it’s still early, so Playoff contenders Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski could rally in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, but things did not get off to the greatest of starts in Stage 1.
Just after a red flag for rain, Kyle Busch got into the wall off of turn 2 and slapped the wall. The contact caused Busch’s tire to go down, sending him to pit road.
Here is video of Busch’s issue:
"It's killed."
Kyle Busch hits the wall and has a flat! #NASCARPlayoffs x NBCSN pic.twitter.com/wMWwSVlSlj
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 24, 2021
Fortunately, for Busch, his incident brought out a caution, which helped him stay on the lead lap.
On lap 38, Keselowski suffered a flat right rear tire after contact with Martin Truex Jr., followed by contact in the wall.
Brad @Keselowski hits the wall and cuts a tire!
He safely gets to pit road, but the #NASCARPlayoffs contender has a setback in Stage 1. TV: NBCSN pic.twitter.com/a6NoXA0Knr
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 24, 2021
Busch sits 15th on lap 48 and is on the lead lap, while Keselowski is two laps off the pace in 37th.
Heading into Sunday’s race, Busch was comfortably in the top-four of the championship standings with an eight-point cushion over Chase Elliott in fifth, while Keselowski entered the race in sixth, 15 points behind Busch..
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