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Posted on June 7, 2007
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Location: Dover, DE.
Event: Autism Speaks 400 Nextel Cup Race
Stars of the Show: Kurt Busch (Driver of
the #2 Miller Lite Car), Tony Stewart
(Driver of the #20 Home Depot Car) and
Jason Lee (Jackman for the #20 Pit Crew)
Incident: Busch cuts into Stewart’s left
front quarter panel when he didn’t have
full clearance, therefore causing Busch
to hit the outside retainer wall and
wrecking his vehicle. Stewart manages to
limp into the pits and his crew jumps
the wall to repair damage.
Unknown or unseen to the pit crew of
Stewart, Kurt Busch flies into pit road
and cuts into Stewarts right front
quarter panel causing jack man, Jason
Lee, to have to jump up on the hood in
order to avoid being hit by the #2 car.
After Busch voices his opinion to
Stewart, he heads his Miller Lite car to
the garage and is immediately parked for
the rest of the race by the heads of
NASCAR.
Oh Kurt was penitent after being parked,
but Lee wasn’t having any apology.
NASCAR promotes the safety of the pit
crews and apparently Busch forgot that
little detail. Do I blame Lee for not
accepting the apology? Heck no! How
would the #2 team react if the situation
were reversed? They would have jumped
not only Stewart, but his pit crew in
the garage after the incident or after
the race.
Kurt Busch races each lap as if the
devil himself was licking at his
bootheels and he needs to be taught a
tighter lesion than Dale Earnhardt,
Jr.’s team was taught. This man is
obviously dangerous not only on the
track but on pit road as well. One would
think that after his speeding ticket in
2005, he would redeem himself and try to
become a role model for not only the
younger drivers but for the younger fans
of NASCAR as well.
I guess that punching his own brother a
few weeks back shows what a champion he
really is.
In my opinion, he has to learn the
meaning of what it takes to be a true
champion in the stylization of Richard
“The King” Petty, Bobby Unser, Bobby
Allison and Dale “The Intimidator”
Earnhardt.
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