Richard Childress rips Corey LaJoie after wrecking out Kyle Busch at Pocono

Richard Childress wasn’t happy with Corey LaJoie after he wrecked Kyle Busch out of Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway.

Childress was heard over the radio referring to LaJoie as a “weapon.”

“That damn 7 [LaJoie] is a weapon. A damn weapon,” Childress said, via Jonathan Fjeld of The Racing Experts.

On the Lap 120 restart, LaJoie hooked Busch heading into Turn 1. Busch blocked LaJoie from the bottom, who then retaliated. Busch’s No. 8 Chevrolet shot up the racetrack and took out multiple cars.

LaJoie and his team were far from remorseful after the wreck.

“He hooked himself,” someone could be heard on LaJoie’s radio.

“Fu*k him,” another team member said, “we ain’t worried about him. We’re worried about ourselves.”

Kyle Busch leaves Pocono disappointed

Pocono was an all-around disastrous weekend for Busch from the moment he got to the racetrack. First, it was steering issues during Saturday’s practice session. Then came moments before the race began, when his car started leaking oil on pit road. His team had to repair the issue in the garage, and he started the race from the rear of the field.

Busch will finish P32, his fifth DNF in the last seven races. His winless streak extends to 42, a career-long for the two-time Cup Series champion.

Busch issued a measured response to NBC Sports after his release from the infield care center.

“Nah, I just want to thank all of our partners and everybody that’s been behind our program at RCR, ECR Engines, obviously Zone nicotine pouches and Cheddar’s, Lucas Oil, everybody for their support and continuing to back us and be behind us, and of course the fans and Rowdy Nation as well, too,” Busch said.

Asked if he felt any conversation needed to happen between he and LaJoie, Busch said, “nah.”