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| Kinder, gentler Kurt. |
Three months ago, Kurt
Busch directed an obscenity laced tirade at ESPN pit reporter Dr. Jerry Punch at Homestead-Miami
Speedway. Captured by a race fan and his cellular telephone, video of the incident
went viral across the internet, igniting a controversy that saw Busch fined
$50,000 by NASCAR and eventually played a major role in his offseason departure
from Penske Racing.
Today, Busch apologized
to Punch during ESPN’s coverage of NASCAR Nationwide Series practice from the
World Center of Racing. The Phoenix Racing driver embraced Punch, saying, “Let's
just start off with a hug, Doc,” before adding, “I'm so sorry with the way last
year ended.
“I feel horrible,” continued
Busch. “With this offseason, all the work that I've gone through to put
together this (Nationwide Series) team with Kyle (and) the No. 51 Phoenix
Racing Chevrolet on the Cup side, it's a humbling experience. We're going to
have a lot of fun and we're going to do this with a serious effort."
I've never been a Kurt fan, but he's starting to grow on me. What he did on tv shows he's realized his mistakes and is working on turning it around. I commend him for that.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a sincere apology...but the proof will be in the pudding. When its late summer, hot and humid, and Kurt just wrecked towards the end of a 400 mile race, lets see how media friendly he is then.
ReplyDeleteYea Kurt feels bad for now until his next tirade which we all know will come again for him as well as his temper tampering brother Kyle. It's who they are!!!
ReplyDeleteI question his sincerity regarding the entire issue; during the Bud Shootout pole selection, he mentioned on SPEED that "some clown caught him" on video. It appears that he wont even accept responsibility for his actions up until last week.
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