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BOO BIRD; Kurt Busch takes Bristol and raises a ruckus.(Motorsports)
Byline: AL PEARCE
Kurt Busch claims that Dale Earnhardt-who knew about such things-always said the driver with the most noise usually wins. Yeah, but ol' Ironhead probably never figured that would ever apply to Busch.
It did-for the entire Bristol weekend. NASCAR's newest bad boy was booed during Friday afternoon qualifying, before Saturday night's race, during the 500-lap slugfest and after. They booed because 1) the 25-year-old was defiantly unapologetic for his role in the Aug. 17 incident with Jimmy Spencer at MIS, and 2) he clearly bumped second-running and home-state hero Sterling Marlin in Turn One at lap 373.
"He just ran all over me and it was a bonehead move,'' said Marlin, among 30-some drivers who spun or wrecked. "I pulled up to let him go and he ran into me. I don't guess Spencer got him hard enough.''
Busch began the 500-lapper on probation for acting up the previous weekend. Originally considered a victim, opinions turned when fans heard tape of him telling crewmen he wanted to flatten Spencer's fender. Afterward, in the garage, Spencer leaned into Busch's car and punched him. TNT's in-car camera missed the lick, but caught Busch's brief, expletive-filled threat against Spencer.
NASCAR barred Spencer from Bristol, put him on probation through Dec. 31 and fined him $25,000. Busch got probation through Dec. 31, probably time enough to learn to keep his mouth shut. The damning tapes and his defense that intentional contact is acceptable (a statement many drivers flatly deny) have bolstered his reputation as a spoiled, cocky, ...
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