Kyle Busch Calls Out “Liar” Corey LaJoie: “Payback’s Coming”

What’s Happening?

Corey LaJoie will have to watch his back whenever he’s racing around Kyle Busch. Busch joined the Pat McAfee Show on Friday morning, and McAfee asked Busch if he spoke to LaJoire following the incident. Busch said he refused to return LaJoie’s attempts to reach out due to how LaJoie handled the incident and the aftermath, and Busch also promised that there would be retribution for the incident.

[Corey LaJoie] texted me, and then he called me, and I didn’t even reach back out because he changed his story four times. So, I’m like ‘you’re just a liar. You wrecked me. I get it. It’s fine, whatever. Payback’s coming.’

Kyle Busch

• Kyle Busch and Corey LaJoie came together at Pocono on a late restart. After Busch made an aggressive block, LaJoie turned back up into traffic, turning Busch into the infield and setting off a multi-car melee.
• In the immediate aftermath, LaJoie and his team expressed no remorse for the incident, effectively blaming Busch, which puzzled almost everyone who saw it happen. However, LaJoie did change his tune somewhat later in the week, but that didn’t do much to help public perception.
• Busch himself remained fairly tight-lipped about the incident before today. NASCAR ultimately decided not to penalize LaJoie, but they did confirm they would talk to LaJoie about what happened.

Watch the Full Clip of Kyle Busch and Pat McAfee Below:

The Inciting Incident

The incident in question happened in the final stage at Pocono. Here is the full clip of LaJoie hooking Busch into the infield after Busch aggressively blocked LaJoie to the bottom of the race track.

The incident itself was controversial, but how LaJoie and his team reacted to it pushed it over the top. Despite LaJoie being the one who turned up into traffic and spun Busch into the infield, the No. 7 team blamed Busch. LaJoie declared that Busch “Hooked himself,” and another crew member came over the radio saying Busch “Got what he deserved.”

LaJoie doubled down in a post-race interview with Jessie Punch, saying he wouldn’t have handled that restart differently. He later broke it down on his podcast, “Stacking Pennies,” saying that Busch unexpectedly lost momentum due to sticking in fourth gear in traffic instead of shifting to fifth, which ultimately preceded the contact.

Fans were not on LaJoie’s side for this incident. Ultimately, he was the one who turned into Busch and caused the melee.

What About Kyle Busch?

Busch was disappointed but did not say much in interviews following the incident. When talking to Kim Coon during the USA broadcast, he merely thanked his sponsors and, when asked whether he feels there needs to be a conversation with LaJoie, Busch simply responded, “Nah.” When talking with more media following the USA interview, Busch was more creative, yet still somewhat vague, with his language.

The Pat McAfee show was Busch’s first public appearance since Pocono, and that’s where the “Liar” and “Payback” comments came from. He will certainly cash that payback check sometime in the future.

Most recently, he found himself at odds with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the opening lap of the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro. After contact in turn two on lap one, Busch pushed Stenhouse Jr. around in turn one the next lap, sending the No. 47 into the wall. Stenhouse Jr. later retaliated by parking his car in Busch’s pit stall and, after the race, started a massive brawl in the infield.

It’s not the first time Busch has been at odds with other drivers this year, and this story is probably not over yet.

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