Kyle Larson detailed the events that resulted in Kyle Busch’s early exit during the third overtime restart of the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday. Larson, whose car ran out of fuel after the third restart, stated that he had no warning from his fuel pressure alert or any other indicator on his dashboard. He expressed regret, especially since Busch, who needed points, was unable to finish the race due of him.
Larson had a strong start, lining up fourth on the grid. He maintained his position in Stage 1 and improved to third in Stage 2. Despite the fuel issue during the third restart, he managed to secure a top-10 finish, placing eighth. Kyle Busch, starting further back at 27th, moved up slightly to 26th by the end of Stage 1 and 24th in Stage 2.
However, he was making considerable headway in the final laps, running fourth when Kyle Larson’s #5 Chevy ran dry. The incident caused a bottleneck, and Busch, caught right behind Larson, ended up spinning out at the start-finish line.
Talking about the same in his post-race interview, Kyle Larson said (via journalist Bob Pockrass’ X):
“Yeah, hate that for Kyle. I had no warning. Obviously, we knew we really close some fuel was going to be a stretch to make it, but… I had no low fuel pressure alarm or anything on my dash so it was a bit Surprising to me when I went to the throttle it just never went. […] Really, really bummed for him and all that because he needs the points.”
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