Back in 2017 at the Texas Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch got involved in a mild accident in practice. Fortunately, the car was still drivable, so he promptly brought it straight to the garage. As a precaution, the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team told him to head to the infield care center.

As it turned out, the #18 car sustained a bit of damage to the right rear after sliding through turns 1 and 2. Luckily, Busch used his superior reflexes to prevent the car from spinning around. Unfortunately, he could not stop it from barely grazing the wall, despite his best efforts.

Considering the normally violent ‘Big Ones’ that NASCAR is notorious for, this crash was relatively tame. Obviously, Kyle Busch felt as fit as a fiddle, but the team did not want to take any chances and sent him anyway.

Why did the team insist that Kyle Busch go for a checkup?

The JGR team’s insistence was largely down to NASCAR’s new infield care center rules. As a result, Busch had to mandatorily get himself checked out at the care center. So when a golf cart arrived to fetch the driver, Kyle Busch being Kyle Busch, decided to protest in the only way he knew how.

As it turns out, protocol demands that drivers have to head to the infield care center after an on-track accident. Even if they are able to drive back to the garage on their own power, they still have to go.

Of course, if the incident took place during the race, the team would have to fix the damage and let him continue racing. However, since this was merely a practice session, Busch parked it in the garage. From there, he was forced to visit the care center, despite his vehement protests.

Meanwhile, back on the track, there were plenty of drivers who faced issues on the track. Victims included Erik Jones and Chase Elliott, both of whom crashed in separate incidents.