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"Kyle Busch under fire after wrecking Hornaday under caution"
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/moto...wrecks-ron-hornaday-in-trucks-race/51077174/1
Kyle Busch did something in Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race that won't be soon forgotten.
By Todd Warshaw, Getty Images for NASCAR
Kyle Busch heads to the garage at Texas Motor Speedway after NASCAR parked him for intentionally wrecking Ron Hornaday under caution during Friday's truck race.
Under a caution brought out on lap 15 of the Winstar World Casino 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch drove into the rear of Ron Hornaday's truck, spinning the championship contender into the wall and ending the night for both drivers.
NASCAR parked Busch for the night; Hornaday's car was ruined.
The intentional act drew an immediate firestorm on Twitter among NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, with Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson among those speaking out.
And Kevin Harvick, owner of Hornaday's No. 33 truck and competing himself in the race, was heard on the radio after the incident saying, "Kyle Busch is going to get his ass whipped, I hope. He better sit in his motor home. I'm going to find him."
Hornaday, who entered the night 15 points behind series leader Austin Dillon, told reporters afterward that NASCAR should park Busch for Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
"That's just ignorant and stupid. I don't know what you want to call it. He's such a candy-ass," Hornaday said. "He won't stay around to get a whooping like he's supposed to get. It's a shame. It's not like I did anything wrong. I ran him down from a straightaway. He knew I was faster."
Busch was interviewed on Speed, which was airing the race, and said Hornaday was being careless when he tried to split a lapped truck and Busch going around a corner. Hornaday got loose, grazing Busch, whose No. 18 Toyota side-swiped the wall. That brought out the caution, and that's when Busch accelerated into Hornaday's bumper.
"If you consider Ron was in the championship, maybe Ron could have played it a little bit smarter on lap 15 and checked up a little bit," Busch said. "Obviously if you make it a three-wide situation, I can't go in the dirt. There's not three lanes out here.
"If I just lay over and give up everything for Ron Hornaday, that's not Kyle Busch's fashion. I'm out here to win a race just as much as anyone else is.
"I ended up losing my cool. I've been wrecked four weeks in a row, and finally I just had enough of it."
NASCAR was set to meet with Busch and crew chief Eric Phillips after the race; it wasn't immediately clear what kind of discipline would be handed out.
On Twitter immediately following the wreck, Keselowski tweeted, "No place for intentional wrecking in this sport. That's ridiculous!"
Keselowski, who along with Busch is a Chase for the Cup contender, added later on Twitter: "Imo, Regardless of anyone's thoughts or precedents about retaliation, intentionally altering the points standings should be a huge penalty."
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/moto...wrecks-ron-hornaday-in-trucks-race/51077174/1
Kyle Busch did something in Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race that won't be soon forgotten.
By Todd Warshaw, Getty Images for NASCAR
Kyle Busch heads to the garage at Texas Motor Speedway after NASCAR parked him for intentionally wrecking Ron Hornaday under caution during Friday's truck race.
Under a caution brought out on lap 15 of the Winstar World Casino 350K at Texas Motor Speedway, Busch drove into the rear of Ron Hornaday's truck, spinning the championship contender into the wall and ending the night for both drivers.
NASCAR parked Busch for the night; Hornaday's car was ruined.
The intentional act drew an immediate firestorm on Twitter among NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers, with Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson among those speaking out.
And Kevin Harvick, owner of Hornaday's No. 33 truck and competing himself in the race, was heard on the radio after the incident saying, "Kyle Busch is going to get his ass whipped, I hope. He better sit in his motor home. I'm going to find him."
Hornaday, who entered the night 15 points behind series leader Austin Dillon, told reporters afterward that NASCAR should park Busch for Sunday's Sprint Cup race.
"That's just ignorant and stupid. I don't know what you want to call it. He's such a candy-ass," Hornaday said. "He won't stay around to get a whooping like he's supposed to get. It's a shame. It's not like I did anything wrong. I ran him down from a straightaway. He knew I was faster."
Busch was interviewed on Speed, which was airing the race, and said Hornaday was being careless when he tried to split a lapped truck and Busch going around a corner. Hornaday got loose, grazing Busch, whose No. 18 Toyota side-swiped the wall. That brought out the caution, and that's when Busch accelerated into Hornaday's bumper.
"If you consider Ron was in the championship, maybe Ron could have played it a little bit smarter on lap 15 and checked up a little bit," Busch said. "Obviously if you make it a three-wide situation, I can't go in the dirt. There's not three lanes out here.
"If I just lay over and give up everything for Ron Hornaday, that's not Kyle Busch's fashion. I'm out here to win a race just as much as anyone else is.
"I ended up losing my cool. I've been wrecked four weeks in a row, and finally I just had enough of it."
NASCAR was set to meet with Busch and crew chief Eric Phillips after the race; it wasn't immediately clear what kind of discipline would be handed out.
On Twitter immediately following the wreck, Keselowski tweeted, "No place for intentional wrecking in this sport. That's ridiculous!"
Keselowski, who along with Busch is a Chase for the Cup contender, added later on Twitter: "Imo, Regardless of anyone's thoughts or precedents about retaliation, intentionally altering the points standings should be a huge penalty."
