Kyle Busch suffers cut tire in Stage 1 of Daytona 500

RELATED: Full Daytona 500 results Kyle Busch's pursuit of a win in the "Great American Race" took a big hit in Stage 1 of the 2018 Daytona 500. A cut tire sent the 2015 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion up into the No. 96 Toyota of DJ Kennington in Turn 3 on Lap 49 of Sunday's 60th annual event. The incident was the second cut tire of the day for Busch, who had an incident that brought him down to the apron and pit road under the green on Lap 29. RELATED: See at-track images from the race The incident also left him with major damage to the rear of his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Jamie McMurray was also caught up in the accident, which brought out the second caution of the day. Busch wound up finishing 25th, seven laps down.