INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Busch's incredible comeback rolled through Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Busch won the Brickyard 400 on Sunday to sweep the weekend at the historic track.
Busch missed the first 11 races of the season after suffering a broken right leg and broken left foot in a bad crash in February. He returned in late May and has won four of the last five Sprint Cup Series races and three straight.
.@KyleBusch holds off @joeylogano and wins the #Brickyard400! #NASCARreplay http://t.co/sLgJM8M8ry— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 26, 2015
Now he has a prestigious Brickyard victory to give him one of NASCAR's elusive crown jewels. Busch also won the second-tier Xfinity Series race Saturday at Indianapolis.
"Maybe I found my happy place," Busch said in victory lane when asked if he has found a new perspective since he was injured in a crash the day before the season-opening Daytona. 500.
In Victory Lane with @KyleBusch & @Skittles Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway!!!!! pic.twitter.com/4jwMITIswm— Joe Gibbs Racing (@JoeGibbsRacing) July 26, 2015
Busch, who also won the second-tier Xfinity Series race Saturday at Indianapolis, moved 23 points away from cracking the top 30 in the standings. NASCAR granted him a waiver that will make him eligible for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship should he be ranked inside the top 30 in points.
"We're a championship contending team, we just need to be championship eligible," Busch said.