It’s kind of a micro story to the much larger macro of the still young NASCAR season but Kyle Busch versus the Cup Series rule book is a recurring theme thus far.
First, there was his elimination in the Daytona 500 when he crashed but received repairs in the hopes making minimum speed and clearing the Damaged Vehicle Policy. But NASCAR forced him out of the car before he made an attempt because he returned to the garage before the green flag.
There was a misunderstanding about the rule, and what a driver in Busch’s position would be allowed to do, which was only made worse when NASCAR changed the language of the rule too reflect how it was officiated at Daytona more than how Busch and crew chief Randall Burnett interpreted it.
On Sunday, Busch took umbrage to how NASCAR officials dealt with track limits.
“I heard they were gonna police Turns 4, 5 and 6, and then it turned into 3, 4, 5. And yesterday, it was only 4 and 5. They ain’t got a clue,” Busch said.
NASCAR did not police 6 all weekend the way it did last year but that was also a byproduct of utilizing the short course too.
However, numerous teams did not get or understand and asked NASCAR for clarity about Turn 6 early in the race on Sunday. Eventually, NASCAR had to send a memo to all teams during the race making it clear that track limits would not be enforced in Turn 6.
