Busch wrote on Instagram he 'needed a couple inches' to pull off the win
Kyle Busch came up just short in his quest to win the Ambetter Health 400, finishing 0.007 seconds behind race-winner Daniel Suárez and only about 0.004 seconds behind second-place finisher Ryan Blaney.
Busch posted a weekend recap from the Atlanta Motor Speedway on his Instagram.
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Daniel Suarez, driver of the #99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, crosses the finish line ahead of Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BodyArmor Zero Sugar Ford, to win the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 25, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
"Can’t get much closer than that. Needed a couple inches," he wrote as the caption while thanking his sponsor, Cheddar, and Chevrolet. "Excited about the strength we’ve shown to start the year."
He wasn’t safe from some razzing at the hands of his wife, Samantha.
"I’ve been telling you that for almost 20 years," she wrote playfully in the comments section.
NASCAR fans were delightfully surprised by the comment.
Kyle Busch (#8 Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet) with wife Samantha on pit road prior to the running of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Xfinity 500 on October 29, 2023 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Samantha Busch also posted a weekend recap on her own Instagram. She wrote how "proud" she was of her husband for how he competed in the race.
"Welllll dang it that was close! Proud of this (No. 8) team they’ve had strong cars back to back weekends, let’s keep this momentum rolling into Vegas," she wrote.
The Richard Childress Racing driver finished 12th in the Daytona 500. He won two races last season — the Enjoy Illinois 300 at the Worldwide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, and the Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.
Kyle Busch, driver of the #8 Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 25, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Busch is currently first in the driver’s standings through two races.
Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
