Kyle Busch avoids overtime crash, saves enough fuel for Talladega victory

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Kyle Bush had just enough gas to cross the finish line in first place on Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, picking up his first victory at the track in 15 years.

Busch needed to push through in double overtime and under caution for the win. "Rowdy" barely had enough gas to get through to the end.

His crew chief made a late call for Busch to come in for some extra fuel but the message was received too late and the No. 8 stayed out for the two-lap sprint. Additionally, Ryan Blaney turned Bubba Wallace to spark a late crash and ultimately end the race with the RCR driver in first place.

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Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 23, 2023 in Talladega, Alabama. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

"Sometimes you’ve got to be lucky. Some of these races come down to that," Busch said. "You’ve got to take them when they come to your way. The seas kind of parted there when they went up the race track. I saw (Wallace) turn just a little bit sideways and I was like, ‘Get out of the way! Just miss it and try to see if I was ahead of (Blaney) by the time it was called.’"

Before he could finish up the burnout and victory lap, Busch’s car stalled. He was out of gas.

"We were sweating it being close ... and I’m like, ‘We’ve got to gamble. We’re up here.’ You’ve got to take the track position when you have it and go get what you can on the restarts and see what happens. And lo and behold, it worked out. So knock on wood for this one," he added.

Blaney got caught up with Wallace at the end and probably