NASCAR announced on Wednesday that it has placed Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident Saturday night at the conclusion of the race at Bristol.
Busch and Edwards violated Section 12-4-A of the 2008 NASCAR rule book.
The gloves are off. The Busch-Edwards fracas is exactly what NASCAR needs to pump up the volume before the Chase, says Joe Menzer.
The probation takes effect beginning with this weekend’s event at Fontana, Calif. Executing an adroit bump and run on Lap 470, Edwards passed for the lead and pulled away over the final 30 laps, winning by 1.969 seconds over Busch.
“It’s one of those deals where I couldn’t get by him, I couldn’t get by him, and I just had to ask myself, ‘Would he do that to me?’ Edwards said after doing his trademark backflip off the car in Victory Lane. “And he has before, so that’s the way it goes.'’
Unhappy with the way Edwards passed him for the lead, Busch bumped Edwards’ No. 99 Ford after the checkered flag. Edwards bumped back, and Busch’s No. 18 Toyota went spinning. Busch’s merchandise is still selling regardless of the tension of his opponent.
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