BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch had cars strong enough to contend for his third sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway. Instead, he had two eventful races and left the track without a win and with a fight.

Busch arrived at Bristol trying to add to his career 21 national victories on the bullring. He led the Xfinity Series race Friday before an early accident knocked him out. He faced even more ups and downs Saturday in the Cup race.

Busch, looking to win a Cup event at Bristol for the eighth time, started a 15-car wreck on the second lap. He later made contact with Martin Truex Jr. to knock his championship rival out of the race, and finished 20th after his damaged Toyota spun to bring out the final caution of the race.

“It just wasn’t meant for us this weekend, I guess,” Busch said.

After the race, Busch signed autographs when a fan confronted him. It was unclear whether the fan was angry about Busch’s racing.

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Truex’s girlfriend, too, was angry.

“Omg I can’t believe that just happened. Kyle Busch is a moron,” Sherry Polex wrote on Twitter. “Wow.”

Busch was in third place when he closed onto Truex’s bumper, causing Truex’s car to spin and hit the outside wall. Busch blamed himself for the wreck that ended Truex’s hopes for his first career short-track victory.

“I didn’t think I was next to him yet, and I clipped him and sent him for a whale of a ride,” Busch said. “Hopefully, he’s all right and everything is OK there. I hated that I clipped him, I know he could have had a good shot to win the race, too.”

Busch’s own chances ended shortly afterward, capping a frustrating weekend. The victory instead went to Kurt Busch, Kyle’s older brother.