Kyle Busch\u2019s weekend at Iowa Speedway unraveled almost from the moment it began. His crash in Saturday\u2019s practice session ultimately destroyed his primary car, forcing him to start the Iowa Corn 350 from the rear in a backup machine. As he tried to fight his way back into contention, his frustration only mounted, especially after a tense pit road ordeal with Alex Bowman.<\/p>\n
Rolling off 37th, Busch nursed the backup car to 33rd after Stage 1. Stage 2 brought much more progress, as he climbed to fifth and grabbed stage points, but then the drama on pit road<\/a> left him fuming.<\/p>\n During a stop, Busch\u2019s awkward entry into the stall created a traffic jam, drawing Bowman\u2019s ire. Busch didn\u2019t mince words over the radio: \u201cGo tell the 48 to f**k off. It\u2019s a sh***y situation, we all f***ing suck. What do you want me to f***ing do?\u201d<\/p>\n Busch punctuated the exchange with a hand gesture out the window aimed at the Hendrick Motorsports driver. Bowman, meanwhile, kept his day cleaner, climbing to a seventh-place finish.<\/p>\n This is what Kyle Busch had to say over the radio about Alex Bowman after what happened between them on pit road.<\/p>\n \u201cGo tell the 48 to fuck off. It\u2019s a shitty situation, we all fucking suck. What do you want me to fucking do?\u201d pic.twitter.com\/maTF4iVptF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) August 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Despite flashes of speed, Busch\u2019s day ended in 20th place. Reflecting on the run, he said<\/a>, \u201cWe started the weekend in a deficit after going to a backup car on Saturday, and spent most of the day Sunday just battling for track position in our Cheddar\u2019s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cCrew chief Randall Burnett made some race strategy calls that got us into the top-10 and earned us some stage points. But we lost that track position in Stage 3 and struggled to return to the front. Our Chevy couldn\u2019t turn in traffic, even with the freshest tires, and dirty air didn\u2019t help. We busted our behinds out there today but didn\u2019t have enough.\u201d<\/p>\n\n