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No. 8 NASCAR Chevy Finishes Dead Last At Loudon 2023: Video

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.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, July 17, 2023
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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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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