MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- Kyle Busch gave a candid assessment of the best finish of his career in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points Monday, saying his performance in past postseasons often tailed off because he didn't care as much once he was out of championship contention. "Years past, you've probably seen it if you study it enough, but you would notice that when I'd eliminate myself or get eliminated from the championship, it'd pretty much just go pfffft! Right?" Busch said. "As far as I was considered in the past, if I wasn't going to win the championship, I didn't care where I'd finish in the points." "You know, when the championship is on the line and you start falling away from that, you give up and you're like, 'Ah, whatever.
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