The first NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race is done and dusted, with Erik Jones winning. However, disaster struck many Playoff contenders, and one of them was Kyle Busch.

The #18 Joe Gibbs Racing driver saw his race end prematurely when his engine blew up and he grounded to a halt. When he stopped on the track, there was an audible cheer from the crowd.

Suffice to say, many fans on social media were not happy with such behavior. Although Busch is a driver who has been very divisive, they knew that he did not deserve to be treated like that.

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So, they called out the fans who cheered at his failure to finish the race.

How did NASCAR fans defend Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch?

One fan mocked the haters, saying, “Ridiculous Busch is living in their tiny brains rent free.”

Another fan confessed that they found the situation amusing and said, “My Dad and I are laughing our butts off!! The crowd reaction was awesome.”

Others had a stronger and more negative reaction to the Darlington fans. According to the comment, “Bunch of cry baby fans. Always complaining about nascar being boring and not like it used to be, then hates on drivers like Kyle”.

Another agreed, saying, “Everyone calling Kyle the baby as you moan on a FB post. Pot meet kettle. The only reason he’s so booed is because he’s successful. People who don’t win don’t get booed.”

Another comment said, “Only sport where people will root for a driver to fail more than their driver doing good.”

Finally, another fan said, “Because they know he’s the best !! If they don’t hate you then you ain’t doing something right ! Haters gonna hate.”

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All in all, it was a wretched start to Busch’s Playoff challenge. Fortunately, he has two more races to turn things around and try to mount a comeback and avoid elimination.