No. 8 NASCAR Chevy Finishes Dead Last At Loudon 2023: Video
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The No. 8 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 of Kyle Busch had a rough go at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on Monday, July 17th, 2023, and was not only forced to retire early, but was credited with a last-place finish in the Cup Series race.
Busch entered the weekend sitting in second place in overall points in the No. 8 NASCAR Chevy, but did not have the day he was hoping for. He spun out in qualifying and was forced to start at the rear of the field due to the ensuing repairs. Then, Busch lost control of the No. 8 Camaro in Stage 1 of the Cup Series race and slammed into the wall. He brought it to the attention of his crew, but they decided that its damage was too great to attempt repairs, and he retired on Lap 43.
“I’ve been lacking right-rear grip the whole time we’ve been here,” said Busch. “Just couldn’t get the right-rear feel in the race track. You’re just going along trying to keep it under you as much as you can.”
He added, “Hate it for our No. 8 team. Our Chevy stuff was a little off this week, at least for us anyway. We’ll get back to it at Pocono.”
Busch is now scored fifth in overall points.
Meanwhile, Kyle Larson’s No. 5 NASCAR Chevy attempted to track down the leaders at the end of the race, but even after a series of late-race cautions, he couldn’t reel in the race-winning No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. or the No. 22 Ford Mustang of Joey Logano. He finished third, the best of all The Bow Tie’s teams. Austin Dillon’s No. 3 Camaro was the only other Chevy to finish within the top 10, finishing ninth.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 301 | 254 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 301 | 2 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline Chevrolet | 301 | 6 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Ford | 301 | 10 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 6 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Draft Kings Network Toyota | 301 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota | 301 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Draft Kings Toyota | 301 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Club Chevrolet | 301 | 12 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 27 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mobil 1 Gen G Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 18 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | The Pete Store Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 26 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 12 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | SLAM! Foundation Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 19 | 31 | Justin Haley | Campers Inn RV Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Drumstick Chevrolet | 301 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 14 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 23 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | A&W Root Beer Float Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Sylvania Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 31 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Kubota Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 301 | 9 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 22 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Autotrader Ford | 301 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 35 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet | 301 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 36 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | He Gets us Toyota | 301 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 28 | 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Mohawk Northeast Ford | 300 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem/WATTS Toyota | 299 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 30 | 33 | 15 | Ryan Newman | Parts Plus Ford | 299 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 32 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Circle B Diecast Chevrolet | 295 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 29 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 268 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 176 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 3 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 168 | 4 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 34 | 51 | Cole Custer(i) | Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford | 130 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lenovo Chevrolet | 71 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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