“Then, he just wrecked him.”
On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at the 1.5-mile of Texas Motor Speedway. With just 2 laps to go of 187, there was a crash that didn’t get much attention.
Watch the crash video below.
John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch ran side-by-side off turn two. Busch cleared himself, turning across the nose of Nemechek. Busch was hooked into the outside wall as a result.
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Both drivers were able to straighten their cars out. Nemechek drove it deep into turn three on the outside of Busch and pulled even.
Busch turned right into the door of Nemechek. Nemechek was sent up the banking and into the outside wall.
Clint Bowyer stated of the incident, “Check this out. Not happy.”
Kevin Harvick added, “I don’t know what happened earlier in there. Everything that we saw right there, it looked like Kyle just turned over the front of the No. 42 car. Then, he just wrecked him.”
Texas Race Results: May 3, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)
John Hunter Nemechek comments
John Hunter Nemechek stated via X, “not freaking clear.”
He added, “great day going. and just got wrecked. what an ass.”
Kyle Busch comments
“I did not start this,” Kyle Busch stated via X.
“The 42 apparently doesn’t know where the RS of his car is and where he is in relation to the outside wall. There was 2 ft outside him and I was judging my left side tires to the hash marks.”
Busch added, “Always know who your racing beside.”
In recent years, NASCAR has issued penalties for intentionally wrecking another competitor. Any possible penalty would likely be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday.
