This incident -- and many, many others involving the lesser Busch -- diminishes NASCAR.
Yes, I'm an 88 fan, but I respect and honor good racing and good sportsmanship (as generally exhibited before tonight by Hamlin, for instance) from them all, but Busch's conduct and in-your-face attitude about his own sleazy driving are over the top.
If tonight's intentional caution and wrecking had been perpetrated by Earnhardt, I'd be just as angry. If he'd done it and mocked his detractors afterward, I'd be as ashamed of him as I am of UnderBrusch and of the sanctioning body.
Busch should be curbed before he ruins the sport (if he and others like him haven't already, facilitated and sheltered by Helton's shameless commercialism). Hamlin should lose some points, as should Saint Joe...
The same was said about The Man through his career, and especially after he wrecked LaBonte at Bristol... some still hate Sr for that.
I'm happy to see Jr developing the driving abilities of his old man, and the maturity of the likes of Martin, Elliot and Gant. He will be a superior driver over time. I'm not worried about Jr.
I find it interesting that we have a good mix of those who think the racing machine favors Jr. It stands to reason, as the old man was a keystone in the modern Nascar. It just may be. If the machine favors him so much, why hasn't he won a race in so long?
OTOH, Gordon, the kid, came up in the same new atmosphere, (under the tutilage of Sr,) and was hated for his accomplishments. Hence, there grew a factional distrust towards all things Gordon too...
Kyle Busch might be a new Sr, new Gordon, new lightning rod. Or he just might be a jerk. Time will tell. It always does.
Amen, couldn’t agree more with all you said.