When Kyle Busch slammed his car into the left side of Carl Edwards' car and Edwards retaliated by spinning out Busch after their 1-2 finish in Saturday's Sprint Cup extravaganza at Bristol Motor Speedway, it may have been somewhat of a fiascle or a show for racing purist, but it also was the best thing for the sport. In a WWF sort of way it has drawn much more attention, fanfare, and even bumped some of the majors to the back of the bus on Sports Center. The bell for round two will chime simultaneously with the start of the Pepsi 500 where Busch will start in the 11th position and Edwards 26th. With drivers switching teams and even manufacturers every three or four years, in NASCAR’s version of free agency, few are able to remain on top of the points standings, the feuds that helped bring the series to national prominence are few and far between. But now they’ve got one, and the drivers involved should be at the head of the pack when the race comes to a close making for great drama, and yes an even better show but is this good for racing? If so, move over Hulk Hogan.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
The “Hunk vs. Punk” rivalry is good for NASCAR
Posted by Smacchat at 1:50 AM
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That is not the entire Spencer / Kurt Busch story. I am a fan of neither, but I was told by a friend who was a gas man on one team and verified by tire changer on another and a Good Year track day employee that Kurt tried to get other drivers to take his side when Spencer broke his nose. (He now has had a nose job!) The other drivers would have none of it and said, they were glad. It was about time that someone did it and they thought Kurt deserved it. This totally shut the elder Busch down. He has been a different driver since then if you notice.
The in garage rumor mill also says that in the NASCAR hauler on Saturday they told Kyle something to this effect, "Look, we have had so many complaints about you hitting folks this season, do not even think about what you are about to say, or would you like us to show you a replay of Richmond where you took the 88 totally out when he had a better car. At least this time the guy passing you had the better car."
You know how rumors are, but in the garage, there is quite often some substance to them, unlike the rumors we fans get started.
He was thinking... "Jimmy sure is dumb. I mean, he had the audacity to hit Kurt AFTER he wrecked Kurt, and because he hit Kurt. What a tool this Mr. Excitement is. And how does a guy with two wins and no top 10 points finishes in his entire career get the name Mr. Excitement anyway?"
Pee-wee Busch is stupid to mess with Mr. Ed!
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