The Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was supposed to be a playoff turning point, but for Kyle Busch, it turned into a nightmare from the jump. Starting 28th, the Richard Childress Racing veteran’s No. 8 Chevrolet barely made it past Turn 1 before chaos struck. Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 clipped him, sending Busch slamming into the wall and spinning out on Lap 1.

The damage was brutal, with the right side mangled and the race done before it really started. Over the radio, Busch’s voice cut through the static: “ We’re junked,” he said, eyeing the wreckage. “The 77 wrecked us.” Hocevar’s contact wasn’t the first bump for Busch, but in a playoff elimination race, it felt like the final nail in a season that’s had fans whispering “ washed .”

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