Kyle Busch hits interior wall hard near end of Xfinity race

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Kyle Busch has been injured in a vicious late-race wreck at the Alert Today Florida 300.

On lap 113, Busch spun while pushing Erik Jones coming through the front-stretch tri-oval. Busch's car rocketed straight toward a section of wall that did not have SAFER barriers in place. Busch immediately attempted to exit the car, but as safety crews covered the car in fire extinguisher foam, Busch apparently got hung up getting his right leg out of the car.

Emergency crews attended to Busch, wrapping his right leg and ankle in a splint. He left the scene in an ambulance, and was transported to a nearby hospital.

The wreck occurred just 90 minutes before Kyle's brother Kurt was scheduled to appeal his indefinite suspension from NASCAR.

Drivers took to Twitter to express support for Kyle and frustration with the fact that SAFER barriers, which collapse and reduce force on impact, are not present all around every track:

I'm genuinely furious right now. Any wall in any of the top 3 series without safer barriers is INEXCUSABLE. It's 2015.

— Regan Smith (@ReganSmith) February 21, 2015

Terrible crash for @KyleBusch I wish him well. I will be praying.

— Mark Martin (@markmartin) February 21, 2015

Man I hope @KyleBusch is alright... It's beyond me why we don't have soft walls everywhere. #nascar @DISupdates

— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) February 21, 2015

Hope @KyleBusch is ok. That was a huge, terrible hit. Don’t like seeing that anytime to anyone.

— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) February 21, 2015

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