Kyle Busch's Team Penalized For Post Race Infraction

Kyle Busch and owner Joe Gibbs have been penalized six driver and owner points respectively as a result of the number 18 car being too low following post race inspection from Pocono.

This was in violation of sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-J (any determination by NASCAR officials that race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B (body height requirements) of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.

Crew Chief Dave Rogers has been fined $25,000 from the incident, as well.

Statement from Joe Gibbs Racing: "We brought the #18 car back to our race shop and have identified the problem which caused us to measure low during the post-race inspection process in Pocono yesterday afternoon. We have made NASCAR aware of our findings and we accept the penalty they have issued today."

Richard Childress Fined, Put On Probation

NASCAR has fined Richard Childress $150,000 for his altercation with Kyle Busch in the garage area following the Camping World Truck Series race. He has also been placed on probation for the rest of the year. Kyle Busch will receive no penalties since he was not deemed the aggressor in this situation. Busch is already on probation for an incident with RCR driver Kevin Harvick.

Statement from NASCAR: "The penalty we have announced today for Richard Childress reflects NASCAR's response to the incident at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. We feel this action is appropriate and are confident all parties involved understand our position on this matter and will move forward appropriately."

Statement from Childress: "First of all, I'm responsible for my actions, plain and simple. As you know, I am a very principled person and have a passion for what we do at Richard Childress Racing. I believe passionately in defending my race teams and my sponsor partners. In this instance, I let that passion and my emotions get the best of me. I accept the penalty NASCAR announced today and, as a company, we will now focus on this week's races at Pocono Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway."

Rumor: Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Get Into Altercation UPDATE 2

Rumor has it that Richard Childress initiated an altercation between himself and Kyle Busch following the Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas. Busch raced RCR driver Joey Coulter hard at the end of the race, where Coulter pushed Busch up the track in the final corner. Busch did not take the well and rubbed up against the RCR truck on the cool down lap. According to the rumor, Childress took it into his own hands.

Here is a statement from Jayski.com:

"From the SPEED Center Facebook page, 'multiple witnesses tell SPEED there was a physical confrontation between Richard Childress and Kyle Busch after today's NASCAR Truck Series race..RCR driver Joey Coulter and Kyle battled for position..Kyle hit Coulter's truck on the cool-down lap..multiple sources say Childress took matters into his own hands'"

Also, NASCAR is going to look into the possible altercation according to NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp.

As of now, there are little facts and mostly rumors.

UPDATE: Marty Smith, ESPN NASCAR analyst, said on Sportscenter that Childress took off his wrist watch and put Busch in a headlock. From there, Childress supposedly just kept beating on him. Smith says that he has not found out Busch's response to the situation.

UPDATE 2: According to NASCAR president Mike Helton, NASCAR will keep Richard Childress at the track today to continue to lead the team. He will, however, have some restrictions according to Helton.

Kyle Busch's Nationwide race ruined by a blown tire.....of another car

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It seemed as if it may once again be Kyle Busch's race in the Nationwide Series at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. He was slowly improving his position up to 2nd behind Carl Edwards, and the car began getting better and better. It was shaping up to be a great race and a great, exciting finish between the two Sprint Cup superstars.

This would soon come to an end for Kyle Busch.

Just past halfway, while riding about a car length behind the leader, Edwards, Tim Schendel, who was on the bottom of the track, blew a right front tire and went straight into the wall. He missed Edwards, collected Kyle Busch, and Tim Schendel and Busch went into the outside wall. Kyle's race was over.


“It didn’t happen that fast, but there was no time to react,” Busch said. “You can’t just stomp on the brakes and turn left, you’re already maxed out with your tires.


It’s real unfortunate – these guys did a great job working all weekend to get the car capable of running with Carl there. “They unloaded a lot better than we did and we just worked really hard getting to that point where we could run with those guys.


“There was an opportunity for us to win,” Busch said. “I’m not going to say we were the winning car. Carl is definitely the winning car.


“We were making ground on him to where we could get there and at least run with him. We probably could have put on a really good show.”


He did say that there was most likey little the lap car could have done differently.


“I don’t know how long his tire was going down, but if it was going down for the whole front straightaway, he should have gotten to the slowest speed and ran the apron."

Kimi Raikkonen To Kyle Busch Motorsports

After much speculation, it is official that Formula One Champion Kimi Raikkonen will be coming to NASCAR. It was announced that he will run a limited schedule for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the Camping World Truck Series.

Team owner Kyle Busch is honored to bring the champion to his team.

"Adding one of the most talented drivers in the world is a continuation of building a team of proven winners and champions at KBM," Busch said. "I look forward to assisting in Kimi's transition to NASCAR as both an owner and teammate."


Raikkonen is also looking forward to working with Kyle Busch.

"Kyle is one of the best in NASCAR, and being able to draw on his knowledge will be a valuable asset as I make my transition to a new form of racing," Raikkonen said in a statement. "He has put together an experienced team that builds fast race trucks. I look forward to being a part of a team that has proven to be a winner on and off the race track."

Although there are no concrete plans for any Nationwide or Sprint Cup series races in the near future, it appears Raikkonen is committed to starting slow and working his way up the ladder.

Busch slams Reutimann, Reutimann fires back

Following the conclusion of the Irwin Tools Night Race, Kyle Busch(the race winner...of all three of NASCAR's top series that weekend) made another one of his comments that just so happen to be extremely controversial. This time, it involved David Reutimann.

"Reutimann was fast, and he was good, and I’m not going to say why I beat him because then he’ll fix it, but it has to do with behind the wheel.

He wasn't driving the place right. I’m sorry. If he fixes how to drive this place, he’d be right there with me."

Days after the comment, Reutimann had this to say:

"That’s probably the stupidest comment I’ve ever heard anybody say at any given time.

"Everybody’s cars are identical. Nobody’s cars drive any different. So the guy who wins and does a phenomenal job and the guy who finishes 43rd is just terrible because everybody’s car is identical. They drive exactly the same. (sarcastically)

"I don’t know if [it was] the fact that his Superman cape was flying out the back when I was behind him and I couldn’t see or what the deal was. We got beat fair and square. That’s what it comes down to. We just got outrun. Professor Busch, maybe he can start a driving school at Bristol and the rest of the field can join in and go and [he can] show all of us what we’re doing wrong. I need help.

"It all comes down to the fact that we just don’t like each other very much. It has been a while. We just don’t like each other, and we agree we don’t like each other and we’re both fine with it."

So it looks like there is going to be another chapter to the war of words with drivers. There has been a lot of them lately. Notice, I am not complaining.

So should Kyle have said that? Perhaps not, at least as far as the popularity result may be, but as long as he's winning, and Reutimann's not, he can say whatever he wants.