Kyle Busch finished fifth at COTA, frustrated by a late caution that affected tire strategy and cost him a higher position.

It’s kind of a micro story to the much larger macro of the still young NASCAR season but Kyle Busch versus the Cup Series rule book is a recurring theme thus far. First, there was his elimination in the Daytona 500 when he crashed but received repairs in the hopes making minimum speed and clearing the Damaged Vehicle Policy.

Kyle Busch had a strong car and led a race-high 42 laps at Circuit of the Americas. He finished fifth. Chase Elliott was involved in a first-lap Turn 1 incident but managed to rebound and finish fourth.

Kyle Busch isn’t sugarcoating what NASCAR racing has become. "In this world, in this day and age, nothing is going normal at the end of these races. It’s

Kyle Larson received a race-altering penalty at COTA due to confusion over track limits enforcement, compounded by a costly pit stop issue.

Kyle Larson lost a wheel during Sunday's NASCAR COTA race after a pit stop. NASCAR will levy penalties against the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team.

Things unraveled for Kyle Larson during Sunday's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix. Earlier in the NASCAR Cup Series race, Larson dropped from eighth to 16th due to a track limit penalty. A significant car mishap moved him further down the leaderboard at Circuit of the Americas.

NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson, the phrase, "the wheels are falling off" became reality on Sunday afternoon.