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NASCAR’s Best & Worst Weekend Ever: Phoenix Edition

By Christopher Olmstead

Mar 19, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Lagano (22), Kyle Larson (22) and Jamie McMurray (1) during the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Lagano (22), Kyle Larson (22) and Jamie McMurray (1) during the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 19, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2017; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) during the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-USA TODAY Sports /

Worst Weekend Ever – Kyle Busch

All week long Kyle Busch had to deal with the backlash of what he did in Las Vegas with Joey Logano following the conclusion of the race. Granted, that’s 100 percent on him, but still it was tiring to see him answer the same questions over and over again. The act became even more tired when he started giving the same answers over and over again.

Then there was the fact that coming into Phoenix, Busch had yet to finish inside of the top-10 despite running well in the first three races.

Well, Busch put to the top-10 thing to bed when he came home in 3rd, but he could have had so much more. With six laps to go Busch was leading and running away from the field until Logano blew a tire and brought out the caution. Yes, the same Logano that cost Busch a top-five in Las Vegas unintentionally cost Busch a win this weekend in Phoenix. So for another week these two will have their names linked together in the headlines as we prepare for Auto Club.

One of the worst things in NASCAR is having a win in your hands inside of the final 10 laps, only to have it snatched away by a late caution.

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