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November 13, 2005
Busch out -effective immediately
It was announced this morning, that Kurt Busch was suspended from Roush Racing for the final two races of the season over concerns of his traffic citation on Friday night. Kenny Wallace will drive the car this weekend at Phoenix and Todd Kluever will drive the car in the final race at Homestead
Wow! Never saw that coming. Just yesterday, when I read about Busch's incident on Friday night, I also read that Roush said that they planned to take no action on it. I guess the question is, did they learn more or was Roush lying when he said that on Saturday?
It was definitely a surprise and according to a statement Busch made, alcohol was not involved and he even apologized to the sheriff's department. Maybe it was just the last straw for Roush, everyone knows he was not happy when Busch said he signed with Penske and wanted to leave early, which Roush finally gave the nod too.
Nothing was said if NASCAR had any hand in this or not, or if they plan to take action themselves. It was also said that since he is still under contract with Roush until the end of the season, he cannot drive a car for another team.
I know that most people don't like Busch, and I'm one of them, but it makes me wonder if this incident by Busch could have possibly opened the door for Roush to do something about his unhappiness without making it seem like revenge?
I know most Roush fans won't like reading that, but to me, Roush has changed a lot since his plane crash. Maybe he hasn't really changed that much, maybe he is just being more outspoken and the media is covering it more. It's just that no matter the outward appearance he tried to give, Roush was mad about the whole Busch deal in the first place.
Your thoughts?
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I was shocked too. When I told my husband about it, he had the same reaction about Roush - he thinks he took the opportunity to seek revenge. I am a Newman fan and wonder how this may impact Busch going to Penske - will Miller Lite have issues with him? I wasn't thrilled with him coming to Penske - so it will be interesting to see if there is any trickle down with his behavior.
I loved the quote from Geoff Smith who said that Roush Racing has officially retired from being Busch's appoligist. How great is that.
Posted by: MB | Nov 13, 2005 2:55:20 PM
What's that word...something best served cold? Ahhh yes revenge. But, who really cares about their bickering? This has chase implications also. The owner pulled his driver from the Chase. I think the #97 car should drop back to where it was before they added all the chase points and not qualify for the stage in NYC. If they need 10 on stage then the 11th position (after the season)should move to tenth. The owner affected the Chase and this needs addressing. What if Busch had been 2nd in points and Roush was allowed to do it? There has to be some regulation here!
Posted by: Keith | Nov 13, 2005 7:24:28 PM
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