Kyle Busch crashed in Saturday’s final Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, forcing his Joe Gibbs Racing team to unload a reserve No. 18 Toyota at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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Busch, a two-time Atlanta winner, had just posted the second-fastest lap of the 80-minute session when he spun in Turn 2 at the 1.54-mile track. Busch’s No. 18 made contact with the outside retaining wall, damaging the rear section of his primary car.
“I think it’s toast,” Busch radioed to his crew after skidding to a halt on the backstretch apron, then driving the car back to the garage.
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Busch was scheduled to start sixth in Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (2 p.m. ET, FOX, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Sunday’s race will mark the 500th career Monster Energy Series start for the 2015 champion.
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