Kurt Busch

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Well, NASCAR finally did something I think was okay...they suspended ol' Kurt from today's race and the race next week...sad, isn't it? NOT!
 
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:clapping: I loved it!
When he did that little boo-hoo interview, he insisted that it was not a alcohol related situation. Lemme just state that i personally hate a drunk driver. :gun:

Im no fan of Roush racing, but i loved the statement that they released. Where it said something about retiring as Kurt Buschs apologist effective today.. :eek:lol:
 
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Too bad he doesn't lose racing for a whole year. Drunk Punk. I hate drunk drivers. They should all be buried to thier neck and stoned.

:realmad:
 
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I agree . . . .There aren't too many things I can think of that are more irresponsible.
 
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If Scott Wimmer can actualy have an accident while inoxicated, and have nothing done to him... Kurt should't have either. But the sponsors wanted it and Roush didn't bat an eyelash to go ahead and dump the guy who was leaving his team for more money at Penske.
 
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It may have been convenient for Rousch to cut bait, but you can hardly blame Crown Royal for not wanting to be associated with a guy who everybody knows was probably DUI.
 
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You'd think a NASCAR driver would know all too well about drunk driving and accidents and the risks and such. Grow a brain dude! Ugh... really irks my chain.
 
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According to the police in Phoenix, Kurt was drinking but not drunk. His blood alcohol level was only .07. Kurt running his mouth to the policeman with his, "I'm Kurt Busch" attitude is what has got him in the most trouble.
 
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no sympathy, somebody with his kind of money can afford a friggin cab ride home
 
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The talk today was that he may have punched the cop, and that's what got him his walking papers. Anybody heard anything about this? i can't find anything on the www.
 
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I don't know, but I tell you what, I would have stunned gunned his a$$ so quick he would have begged for just a DUI.

Pepper Spray is so 80's.
 
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Originally posted by tidwell@Nov 14, 2005 10:42 AM
If Scott Wimmer can actualy have an accident while inoxicated, and have nothing done to him... Kurt should't have either.  But the sponsors wanted it and Roush didn't bat an eyelash to go ahead and dump the guy who was leaving his team for more money at Penske.
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I agree with the comment about Wimmer. I think the main reason Roush reacted like this has alot to do with the fact that Kurt jumped from the Roush stable to join Penske. If Kurt was going to be with Roush next year he wouldn't have been suspended by them.
 
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You are right. If Kurt was in the 97 next year, he would not have been suspended. This was just Jack Roush being his usual self and using his power. It has nothing to do with the sponsors.

I really want to know the whole story about what happened. I keep hearing different things.

If Kurt was drinking and driving, than that is a big no no. :nono:

If Kurt was bad mouthing the police, than that is a big no no. :nono:

What I don't understand is if he was being as bad as the police said he was being, why didn't they arrest him for disorderly conduct? According to them, they had plenty of reasons to arrest him, but didn't.

I am not a Kurt Busch fan, but something just doesn't sound right with all of this to me.

 
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Originally posted by JennVols@Nov 15, 2005 5:02 PM
You are right.  If Kurt was in the 97 next year, he would not have been suspended.  This was just Jack Roush being his usual self and using his power.  It has nothing to do with the sponsors.

I really want to know the whole story about what happened.  I keep hearing different things.

If Kurt was drinking and driving, than that is a big no no.  :nono:

If Kurt was bad mouthing the police, than that is a big no no.  :nono:

What I don't understand is if he was being as bad as the police said he was being, why didn't they arrest him for disorderly conduct?  According to them, they had plenty of reasons to arrest him, but didn't. 

I am not a Kurt Busch fan, but something just doesn't sound right with all of this to me.
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Well according to Jayski's Kurt WAS below the legal limit when they tested him. I don't Nascar should do anything to him as it was basically a traffic ticket is all it amounted too. The Jeff Gordon-Mike Bliss incident was away from the track also and wasn't that big of a deal. The Wimmer incident was away from the track also but Scott WAS drunk and fled from the scene, that should've drawed a year suspension from Nascar in my opinion. If Stewart can get away with what he has in the past at and on the track then it's hard to punish these other guys for thier actions away from the track.
 
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Test showed Busch wasn't intoxicated

By JEFF HOOD
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/15/05

An alcohol test taken by defending Nextel Cup Champion Kurt Busch showed the 27-year-old fell far short of the legal level for intoxication last Friday night near Phoenix International Raceway, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Department said late Monday.

Busch was charged with reckless driving near the Race­way on Friday evening after he was clocked at 60 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone by a Maricopa County deputy. Busch began fleeing from the deputy by running a stop sign and making erratic lane changes.

Busch was pulled over less than three miles from the Phoenix track moments later after a second officer assisted in the pursuit.

"Mr. Busch was administered a preliminary breath test at the command post which registered .017," Maricopa Sheriff's Lt. Paul Chagolla said.

In Arizona, a person can be charged with driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level at .08 or higher.

A 170-pound male who consumes two drinks in two hours will have a blood-alcohol content of .01, according to estimates from the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Web site.

Chagolla said the decision not to have Busch take a second breath alcohol test — this time on an Intoxilyzer 8000 machine — was at the sole discretion of the deputy.

"It's all up to the investigating officer," Chagolla said. "He could have made that decision, but this is an experienced deputy sheriff who does many DUI arrests. You have to trust his decisions."

Chagolla said Saturday that Busch had performed a preliminary breath alcohol test during Friday evening's roadside stop. Chagolla admitted Monday night, however, the chronology of events he originally reported was erroneous, and the initial breath alcohol test was conducted at the county's command post at the speedway.

"The odor of alcohol, combined with dangerous driving, gave the officer the right to transport Mr. Busch," Chagolla said.

Media reports from Chagolla on Saturday said the Intoxilyzer 8000 had failed.

When asked why the .017 reading wasn't made available to the public on Saturday, Chagolla said he was still on a fact-finding mission.

"Whatever information I had at the time is what I was going to release," Chagolla said. "And it's important to note that never at any point did the sheriff's office say he was impaired."

Busch was suspended Sunday for the season's final two Cup events.

Roush Racing president Geoff Smith defended the decision, saying Busch's actions violated contractual obligations with sponsor Crown Royal, whose parent company is Diageo.

"Regardless of whatever level of [alcohol] presence was there while driving, we have some very strict sponsorship rules in place,," Smith told reporters. "We feel very strongly that those rules have been significantly breached."

Busch and Roush Racing representatives could not be reached for comment Monday evening.
 
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Thank you for posting that article. Kurt Busch made a mistake by speeding and bad mouthing the police if that really happened. In my opinion, those were not good reasons to suspend him. Roush is a joke.
 
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Originally posted by JennVols@Nov 15, 2005 5:21 PM
Thank you for posting that article.  Kurt Busch made a mistake by speeding and bad mouthing the police if that really happened. In my opinion, those were not good reasons to suspend him.  Roush is a joke.
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Roush is mad because Busch is leaving, and saw his chance to even the score a bit. I personally can't stand Busch, but Roush has always been anal.
 
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I guess we could give Jack a break since he claims it was the sponsors that wanted him to make the move... but it doesn't help his case that said sponsors come and say that they're 100% behind behind HIS quick action.
 
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Originally posted by tidwell@Nov 15, 2005 11:41 PM
I guess we could give Jack a break since he claims it was the sponsors that wanted him to make the move... but it doesn't help his case that said sponsors come and say that they're 100% behind behind HIS quick action.
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Nah, I just can't see myself giving Jack a break. I can't stand the sob. I guess the only saving grace this time is that I despise Kurt Busch too. This is the best thing to happen to Busch since Jimmy Spencer broke his nose :boxing:
 
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Im not gonna give him a break either... just throwing it out there for argument's sake. :D
 
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