Kyle Busch believed he’d done everything right to beat Joey Logano and win the Clash, but it wasn’t enough.

In Sunday’s Busch Light Clash, Busch and Logano had combined to lead 99 of the 150 laps, and as the race neared its conclusion, Logano was leading, but Busch had closed to within 10 laps of his back bumper.

Busch got loose exiting Turn 2 as his tyres wore out, and he lost significant ground to Logano, as the crowd on hand sensed a move for the lead – and possibly some contact – but with just over one lap to go, Busch got loose exiting Turn 2 as his tyres wore out, and he lost considerable ground to Logano.

Busch finished second in the non-points season opener at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, but he was expecting to cap off a successful weekend with a win.

“I was being perfect doing everything I needed to do – keep the tires underneath me,” he said. “When I got close, I was like, ‘Okay I’ve got to try more and pounce at an opportunity’ and just overheated the tires and smoked them in three laps and that was it.

“Disappointing, obviously, come out here and win the pole, and lead laps, run up front. The finish goes green and it’s not chaotic and we can’t win, so it sucks.”

Busch was fifth fastest in Saturday’s practise session but was the fastest qualifier in Saturday’s final lap, earning him the pole position in one of four heat races on Sunday.

Busch won the pole position for the 150-lap main event by winning his heat race.

“Felt like coming in here off of the truck we were okay. Made good speed right away,” he said. “Even in our (Joe Gibbs Racing) house, had a struggle – (Martin Truex Jr.) was way off.

“Definitely some little, little things on the set-up sheet can certainly make for a big difference on the track.”

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