Kyle Busch, driver of the No.18 M&M's car in the Sprint Cup Series, and Joey Coulter, a truck series driver for Richard Childress Racing, raced hard during the closing 18 laps of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 truck race at Kansas last weekend.
Coulter made a good move on Busch on the last lap to beat out one of NASCAR's most controversial drivers for fifth place. Following the race, Busch pulled up alongside the RCR truck and bumped the right side — a congratulatory gesture among racers.
Richard Childress, owner of RCR, didn't see it the same way, according to Yahoo! Sports.
The 65-year old attacked Busch after the race and punched him several times. Childress had reportedly warned Busch, who was previously involved in an altercation with RCR racer Kevin Harvick, to stay away from RCR vehicles.
Busch claims there was never such warning.
So after all the he said, he didn't say nonsense, one would think two professionals could apologize and put the incident behind them.
Not so fast.
Childress addressed the media Friday at Pocono Raceway and acknowledged that his actions were out of line and made his intention of personally paying the $150,000 fine clear. He did not take questions and there was no apology for punching Busch.
Busch, on the other hand, didn't exactly take the high road, either. He acknowledged the fact that as an owner, Childress had a right to be upset about his car. However, the intent of the gesture, according to Busch, was not malicious in anyway.
No apology was issued from either side, and this isn't exactly the type of sport where athletes and owners should be retaliating during competition.
