Kyle Busch made history this weekend, running in three NASCAR series events on three different tracks but his performance this weekend wasn't up-to-par with what the 23 year old driver is capable of. It's hard denying Busch's dominance and talent this season but his sudden rash of bad luck, coupled with his grueling schedule this past weekend didn't do much to help him continue his winning streak.

Busch's busy weekend began at Texas Motor Speedway where he started the Craftsman Truck Series in the back of the pack due to his absence at Thursday's qualifying and practice runs. Kyle Busch had an impressive run and raced his way up to the front of the 35 truck field but Ron Hornaday Jr. held off Busch's advance and Hornaday Jr. finished the race ahead of Busch by less than two truck lengths. A second place finish at Texas was a good way to get the weekend started but as most truck-series drivers headed home Busch was just getting started.

On Saturday Busch headed to a practice session for the Cup series race at Pocono. Busch's practice session ended when his JGR Toyota spun out and hit the inside retaining wall. The Sprint Cup team had a backup car for Sunday's Pocono 500 but Busch wasn't happy with the way things were playing out. Steve Addington, Busch's Sprint Cup crew chief said "He felt like he disappointed us more than anything. He just kept apologizing." After the Sprint Cup practice that destroyed his primary car, Busch headed to Nashville for the Federated Auto Parts 300 Nationwide series race.

The Nationwide race at Nashville Superspeedway provided Busch with a clean slate for the weekend. Busch had truck-series driver and Nashville local Willie Allen substitute for him during the qualifying and practice sessions for the Nationwide race and Allen came through for the No. 32 Toyota. Busch started the race in the 5^th position but things quickly turned sour and, when all things were said-and-done Busch had finished 20^th.

On Sunday it was off to Pocono for the Pocono 500 where Busch started in the back of the pack again, due to the marred practice session that forced the No. 18 team to use their backup car. On Sunday morning the JGR team was preparing to finish off a hectic weekend and as Busch's Sprint Cup crew chief was adjusting a mirror on the racecar it broke, leaving Busch blind out of his right rear. This blind spot caused a lot of trouble for Busch later in the afternoon, brining on a wreck with Jamie McMurray in the No. 26. The wreck effectively ended Busch's race on Sunday and contributed to his last place finish.

Busch may have lost a bit of ground when you look at the standings but don't expect this young driver to fade away just because of one bad weekend. Look for Busch to return next weekend at Michigan International Speedway and put the No. 18 Toyota up to the test.