Kyle Busch has a long history of tangling with Team Penske drivers, turning races into personal battles that fans love to hate. It all started heating up in the 2010s with Brad Keselowski, who was running for Penske in the Nationwide\/Xfinity Series.<\/p>\n
At Bristol in August 2010, Busch wrecked Keselowski on the way to the win, sparking a feud that had the crowd chanting \u201cKyle Busch is an ass\u201d during driver intros. Keselowski fired back, calling Busch out publicly, and their clashes kept coming on track with hard racing and off track with pointed words.<\/p>\n
Even after Keselowski went full-time to Cup with Penske, the tension simmered through the early 2010s with near-fights and barbs that made every race a must-watch. Busch didn\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n
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In March 2017 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he and Joey Logano, a Penske star,<\/a> went toe-to-toe on the final lap. Logano\u2019s contact spun Busch out of a top-five spot, and Busch wasn\u2019t having it. He stormed down pit road, punched Logano, and kicked off a massive crew brawl that had NASCAR fans talking for weeks.<\/p>\n Busch walked away bloodied, but the incident cemented his reputation for not backing down against Penske\u2019s heavy hitters. Logano shrugged it off as hard racing, but the rivalry added fuel to Busch\u2019s fiery style.<\/p>\n ADVERTISEMENT<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Now, at the 2025 Southern 500 playoff opener at Darlington, Busch is at it again, putting Roger Penske\u2019s playoff driver Ryan Blaney in hot water.<\/p>\n On Lap 209,\u00a0 Kyle Busch\u2019s<\/a> car went sideways in front of him, forcing Blaney to slam on the brakes. Austin Dillon\u2019s No. 3 slid in behind, trapping Blaney and sparking a wild spin into the wall.<\/p>\n Darlington\u2019s Turn 4 is notorious for these chain reactions, where the narrow groove turns a small bobble into a multi-car mess.\u00a0 It was classic Darlington mayhem, where a split-second decision in that unforgiving corner can flip a race on its head.<\/p>\n Ryan Blaney spins off Turn 4. Kyle Busch got extremely loose in front of him and Blaney got sandwiched between the 8 and Austin Dillon\u2019s 3.<\/p>\n Blaney just grazed the inside wall with the left rear. pic.twitter.com\/GwnmVqTKNg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Steven Taranto (@STaranto92) September 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Blaney walked away okay, but the damage left his team scrambling in a high-stakes playoff moment. This kind of pile-up is Darlington\u2019s calling card, especially in the playoffs.\u00a0 The track\u2019s abrasive layout and tight racing line make every move a gamble.<\/p>\n Blaney\u2019s incident echoes past wrecks where drivers like Denny Hamlin<\/a> or Bubba Wallace got caught in someone else\u2019s error in that same corner, proving how thin the margin is at the \u201cLady in Black.\u201d Busch\u2019s sideways moment wasn\u2019t intentional, but it put Penske\u2019s star in jeopardy and highlighted the unforgiving nature of the sport.<\/p>\n Letarte doubts Blaney\u2019s playoff run<\/p>\n