[autotag]Corey LaJoie[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag] had a run-in during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway that caused the biggest wreck of the day. On a restart in the Final Stage, LaJoie got a run on Busch and peaked to his inside. The driver of the No. 8 car threw a block and continued forward before the No. 7 car dumped him. It caused a big wreck that ended Busch’s day.
Following the event, LaJoie spoke to NASCAR.com about the incident and was asked if he would have reacted differently. The Spire Motorsports driver also addressed whether it was an intentional wreck or not.
“No, you’ve got to take the run,” LaJoie said. “You know, I don’t want to…I’m not the guy that wants to wreck anybody, but I think if [Kyle Busch] blocks only once, then we both go around the corner and live to fight another day. But that second block that he thought he had it covered and he didn’t was what did him in and did a couple other guys in. But man, it is really hard. It is so freakin’ hard to run 19th. I mean, it’s all I got, tongue hanging out, so you have to be perfect.”
KYLE BUSCH GETS TURNED AND SLIDES IN FRONT OF THE FIELD!
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“I think Kyle and I have been racing around each other long enough, we’re not going to smash into each other on purpose. We both are guys that feel like we belong, certainly him, but I mean, I’m not going to say sorry. I’m not sorry about it, because that was the thing. If the shoe was on the other foot, the exact same thing would’ve happened, and I think he would probably say that.”
Even though he said the wreck wasn’t intentional, LaJoie still could face a penalty from NASCAR on Tuesday or Wednesday. It shouldn’t be out of the question to see something happen to the No. 7 team. However, it won’t take back Busch’s run at Pocono after a 32nd-place finish. Sure, Busch threw the block, but LaJoie wrecked several innocent drivers for no reason.
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