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Post by Belle on Nov 25, 2011 17:11:41 GMT -6
By Associated Press, CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR fined Kurt Busch $50,000 on Friday for his poor behavior during the Sprint Cup finale last weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. NASCAR cited both an obscene gesture Busch made inside his car and him being verbally abusive to a reporter in fining the 2004 Cup champion. “Kurt Busch showed disrespect toward a media member, an incident that followed similar inappropriate media confrontations earlier in the season,” NASCAR said in a statement announcing the penalty. Busch had a transmission problem early in Sunday’s race that sent his Penske Racing Dodge to the garage. His in-car camera caught him making an obscene gesture during that time. While his team made repairs, Busch waited to be interviewed by an ESPN reporter, and a fan videotaped Busch being verbally abusive while waiting to go live. That video was posted on YouTube, and both Penske officials and Busch have apologized in separate statements for his behavior. More-> www.washingtonpost.com/sports/othersports/autoracing/nascar-fines-kurt-busch-50000-for-obscene-gesture-being-verbally-abusive-at-season-finale/2011/11/25/gIQAnjkcwN_story.html
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Post by juanjoe on Nov 25, 2011 17:47:51 GMT -6
Never have liked the Busch boys.
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Post by rusty on Nov 25, 2011 18:19:27 GMT -6
Can someone answer a Q,when did car racing become like pro wrestling? I used to watch the Datona,Indy etc years ago and don't recall drivers fighting in the pits and all other types of nutty behavior
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