Busch competing at Richmond with sprained wrist from Indy crash

Kyle Busch arrived at Richmond Raceway with a wrapped left wrist after it was sprained during the most recent NASCAR Cup Series race.

“These great Next Gen race cars snap the wheel and snap your wrists,” the Richard Childress Racing driver said.

Signs of healing over the two-week Olympic break -- a brace giving way to a simple wrap. Kelly Crandall

On the roof camera of his No. 8 Chevrolet, Busch could be seen looking at his wrist after climbing from his car and taking his glove off following the race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (July 21). A few days later, Busch was wearing a brace in a picture posted on social media by his wife, Samantha, while on vacation during the two-week break for the Olympics.

Busch was running sixth when he bounced off Denny Hamlin and spun in Turn 3 with three laps left in regulation of the Brickyard 400. The car made a full spin before making contact (on the right side) with the outside wall.

His wrist has no broken bones, and Busch will race Sunday at Richmond. There are no plans for a backup driver and Busch is fine behind the wheel.

However, he did admit, “Without two weeks off, I would not have been able to race. I’m good.”