No. 18 smacks wall after restart, crumpling right-front fender
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Kyle Busch crashed in Turn 4 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, bringing out the caution flag on Lap 53 and damaging the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint hopes for the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver.
Busch's crash came after a restart from a lengthy red-flag delay because of weather.
This was Busch's fourth Sprint Cup start since returning to action after injuries he sustained in the NASCAR XFINITY Series opener at Daytona International Speedway that caused him to miss the first 11 Cup races.
Busch drove the No. 18 to the garage with extensive damage to the right-front fender. Busch left his window net up, indicating he did not want to comment to TV reporters after the wreck.
This is the second time Busch has wrecked in his four races since his return. After his first wreck at Dover, which led to a 36th-place finish, crew chief Adam Stevens said the team might have used up its mulligan in its attempt to make the Chase.
"It was raining when we came to the green," Kevin Harvick said over the radio, indicating conditions might have had something to do with Busch's outcome. "I mean, they (spotters) can see the freakin' sky, you know what I mean?"