1 7 , ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁time ▁tri als , ▁Bus ch ▁made ▁two ▁qual ifying ▁attempts , ▁and ▁posted ▁the ▁ 1 0 th - fast est ▁speed , ▁just ▁missing ▁the ▁Fast ▁N ine ▁Sho ot out . ▁Just ▁moments ▁after ▁his ▁second ▁attempt , ▁he ▁board ed ▁a ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁then ▁fle w ▁to ▁Charlotte ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁NAS C AR ▁S print ▁All - Star ▁Race . ▁Bus ch ▁finished ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Race , ▁then ▁fle w ▁back ▁to ▁Indian apolis ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁time ▁tri als . ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁Bus ch ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁starting ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁Ind y ▁ 5 0 0 . ▁On ▁Monday , ▁Bus ch ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁post - qual ifying ▁practice ▁session ▁at ▁Ind y . ▁About ▁an ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁into ▁the ▁session , ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁hard ▁crash ▁in ▁the ▁exit ▁of ▁turn ▁two . ▁He ▁was ▁un in j ured ▁but ▁forced ▁to ▁switch ▁to ▁a ▁backup ▁car ▁for ▁Car b ▁Day ▁and ▁race ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁race ▁day ▁at ▁Indian apolis , ▁Bus ch ▁started ▁ 1 2 th , ▁and ▁fell ▁back ▁to ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁ 2 0 th . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁factor ▁for ▁the ▁win , ▁he ▁finished ▁on ▁the ▁lead ▁lap ▁in ▁ 6 th ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁highest - fin ishing ▁ro ok ie .