StandOnIt
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This will probably be a long winded rant, I will try to get to the point as soon as possible. I am getting tired of the press portraying Kurt Bush as a problem driver and manipulating what happens to make a story out of nothing. I watched the Darlington race last night along with a big group here on the Forum. Quite a few of us saw a slower Truex blocking Kurt for too long, racing him hard and pinching him down..that was ok , hard racing, but then Truex cut him down twice and the second time he didn't have the room to do it and he hit Kurt and spun himself out. We all saw it, the boys in the booth saw it. Nobody in the booth or on here said Kurt was driving over his head, or believed Truex when he said "I was giving him the bottom". We knew different. Here is part of an article that Jeff Gluck .., who I have little respect for as a human, much less as a reporter:
Here is the Gluck's headline:
Tempers flare at Richmond over Kurt Busch's driving -- and decision making
Here is his take or twist if you will on what happened to Truex:
"On an earlier restart, Truex was running second when he was hooked by Busch on the straightaway.
"He just had us in a bad position and wouldn't let off the gas," Truex said. "...I ran him hard, I ran him tight, but I gave him plenty of room. He was driving in over his head trying to get a win, I guess."
did anybody watching here on the forum who saw Truex get spun think...Kurt hooked him??
I believe I would have said to Truex if I had a mike. "it looked like you cut down on Kurt, did your spotter say you were clear? Kurt' comment was "he put himself into a position to get spun"
It gets worse, Kenseth is next...you have to remember that if Kurt had said anything even close to these two comments about THEIR driving, it would have made headlines. Anyway here is Kenseth's statement. I have a clip of the finish below, if you watch it a few times closely you can see what Kenseth was upset about. Watch Tony Stewart trying to drive on "old tires" who is in the way. here is a Kenseth quote that Gluck posted: Honestly, do any of these press people have the constitution to go against the grain and try to report the truth instead of being a bunch of mindless hysterical harpies?
"Kenseth, who finished seventh after starting from the pole, was upset at Busch initially because of an incident on the final restart. Kenseth said Busch drove into Turn 1 wide open and "knocked the whole side off my car." So afterward, Kenseth "barely nudged him" to show his displeasure -- and Busch retaliated heavily.
"He just destroyed my car after the race," Kenseth said, glancing down toward Busch's hauler. "I think it's probably a good thing he didn't come down here, because my boys are going to have to fix it and they're not too happy."
Though Busch and Kenseth are typically friends, Kenseth said he had to show Busch he was unhappy after the restart incident and noted he hardly ever hits anyone. He was surprised Busch hit him several times and said "I guess it's too far just to come talk to me about it.
"If he's going to run you all over and clobber you, knock the whole side off your car, he's got to expect something back," Kenseth added. "I thought that was pretty mild.
Not only did Gluck get the facts from a one sided perspective, he inserted "barely nudged" in quotes like Kenseth actually said that, which I didn't hear Kenseth say that, and then he embellished even more when he said: "Bush retaliated heavily". It gets even more bizarre when he reports about Stewart..nothing about Tony running Bush down after the race and being the aggressor or running the restart on old slick tires, he didn't have anything Tony said after the race because Tony was smart enough to leave without any comments, but he has a supposed radio transmission from Tony to his Crew chief..I can't believe what this Gluck has to say, so who knows if that happened. Anyway I have a link to the article below, and a clip of the finish..see for yourself. I take press reporting with a grain of salt, they can lie cheat and steal and there isn't anyone holding them accountable. If you got this far, I thank you for taking the time to read my rant. Comments, for and against welcome.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...kurt-busch-tony-stewart-matt-kenseth/2118523/
Here is the clip I found of the finish on UTube.
Here is the Gluck's headline:
Tempers flare at Richmond over Kurt Busch's driving -- and decision making
Here is his take or twist if you will on what happened to Truex:
"On an earlier restart, Truex was running second when he was hooked by Busch on the straightaway.
"He just had us in a bad position and wouldn't let off the gas," Truex said. "...I ran him hard, I ran him tight, but I gave him plenty of room. He was driving in over his head trying to get a win, I guess."
did anybody watching here on the forum who saw Truex get spun think...Kurt hooked him??
I believe I would have said to Truex if I had a mike. "it looked like you cut down on Kurt, did your spotter say you were clear? Kurt' comment was "he put himself into a position to get spun"
It gets worse, Kenseth is next...you have to remember that if Kurt had said anything even close to these two comments about THEIR driving, it would have made headlines. Anyway here is Kenseth's statement. I have a clip of the finish below, if you watch it a few times closely you can see what Kenseth was upset about. Watch Tony Stewart trying to drive on "old tires" who is in the way. here is a Kenseth quote that Gluck posted: Honestly, do any of these press people have the constitution to go against the grain and try to report the truth instead of being a bunch of mindless hysterical harpies?
"Kenseth, who finished seventh after starting from the pole, was upset at Busch initially because of an incident on the final restart. Kenseth said Busch drove into Turn 1 wide open and "knocked the whole side off my car." So afterward, Kenseth "barely nudged him" to show his displeasure -- and Busch retaliated heavily.
"He just destroyed my car after the race," Kenseth said, glancing down toward Busch's hauler. "I think it's probably a good thing he didn't come down here, because my boys are going to have to fix it and they're not too happy."
Though Busch and Kenseth are typically friends, Kenseth said he had to show Busch he was unhappy after the restart incident and noted he hardly ever hits anyone. He was surprised Busch hit him several times and said "I guess it's too far just to come talk to me about it.
"If he's going to run you all over and clobber you, knock the whole side off your car, he's got to expect something back," Kenseth added. "I thought that was pretty mild.
Not only did Gluck get the facts from a one sided perspective, he inserted "barely nudged" in quotes like Kenseth actually said that, which I didn't hear Kenseth say that, and then he embellished even more when he said: "Bush retaliated heavily". It gets even more bizarre when he reports about Stewart..nothing about Tony running Bush down after the race and being the aggressor or running the restart on old slick tires, he didn't have anything Tony said after the race because Tony was smart enough to leave without any comments, but he has a supposed radio transmission from Tony to his Crew chief..I can't believe what this Gluck has to say, so who knows if that happened. Anyway I have a link to the article below, and a clip of the finish..see for yourself. I take press reporting with a grain of salt, they can lie cheat and steal and there isn't anyone holding them accountable. If you got this far, I thank you for taking the time to read my rant. Comments, for and against welcome.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...kurt-busch-tony-stewart-matt-kenseth/2118523/
Here is the clip I found of the finish on UTube.
