Kyle Busch to a backup car after NASCAR Cup practice crash at Iowa
NEWTON, Iowa — Kyle Busch will go to a backup car for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Iowa Speedway after a crash in practice.
Going into turn one, Busch got loose and overcorrected his No. 8 Chevrolet. That sent his car almost head-on into the outside wall, destroying the front end of his car.
Busch won’t be able to turn a qualifying lap after the crash and will start 37th of 37 starters Sunday. He was second-fastest in his group of practice before the crash.
The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion is looking for a big weekend either at Iowa or one of the next three weekends left in the regular season. Busch sits 81 points below the cutline and is on the verge of missing the playoffs and going winless for the second season in a row.
In June 2023, Busch won at World Wide Technology Speedway. It was his third win in the first 15 races that season. He hasn’t won since then but has come close, such as at Circuit of the Americas in March.
Busch’s winless skid has caught the attention of owner Richard Childress who was heard on the radio after the race at Dover saying, “We need better cars.”
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com