4LT GS RoadsterNASCAR is looking into a physical incident between Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch and rival team owner Richard Childress after Saturday afternoon's Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas City. Busch is already on probation for a post-race incident with Kevin Harvick on May 7 at Darlington Raceway. Ironically, Harvick drives one of Childress's cars in Sprint Cup.
Series spokesman Kerry Tharp confirmed that NASCAR officials are looking into rumors of the latest incident. Sources say Childress initiated it about 30 minutes after Joey Coulter, in a Childress-prepared Chevrolet truck, passed Busch for fifth place on the last lap of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250.
It's likely Childress was upset that Busch apparently bumped into Coulter on the cool-down lap in response to Coulter's aggressive last-lap pass.
According to a member of a truck series team who asked not to be identified, Childress took off his jewelry before approaching Busch in the garage area and struck him with his fist.
The two were separated, traded insults and then Childress grabbed Busch in a headlock and struck him again before the incident was broken up. The crew member said Childress initiated the incident.
Officials with Busch's team and Richard Childress Racing declined to comment on the incident.
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Series spokesman Kerry Tharp confirmed that NASCAR officials are looking into rumors of the latest incident. Sources say Childress initiated it about 30 minutes after Joey Coulter, in a Childress-prepared Chevrolet truck, passed Busch for fifth place on the last lap of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250.
It's likely Childress was upset that Busch apparently bumped into Coulter on the cool-down lap in response to Coulter's aggressive last-lap pass.
According to a member of a truck series team who asked not to be identified, Childress took off his jewelry before approaching Busch in the garage area and struck him with his fist.
The two were separated, traded insults and then Childress grabbed Busch in a headlock and struck him again before the incident was broken up. The crew member said Childress initiated the incident.
Officials with Busch's team and Richard Childress Racing declined to comment on the incident.
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