| Kurt Busch has been one NASCAR driver who has | | | | that Busch has been mired in has been his |
| been in the news for one reason or the other | | | | relationship with fellow driver Jimmy |
| ever since his entry on the NASCAR circuits. | | | | Spencer, which has been in the news ever |
| This highly talented driver, who has been | | | | since they bumped their cars during a race at |
| driving in both the Busch Series (#12 Penske | | | | the Michigan International Speedway. |
| Truck Rental Dodge) and the Nextel Cup | | | | Spencer's manhandling of Busch afterwards |
| Series(#2 Miller Lite Dodge), has been a | | | | further led to his image being badly |
| Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year , | | | | tarnished. |
| an IROC champion and a NEXTEL Cup Champion to | | | | |
| boot. Kurt Busch started his career with | | | | On top of this, Spencer has not been the only |
| NASCAR in 1998 competing with many other | | | | one on Busch's hate list, what with his |
| racing stars of today, notably Ron Hornaday, | | | | having had altercations with Greg Biffle, |
| Matt Crafton and Kevin Harvick when he | | | | Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick. His reckless |
| participated in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite | | | | driving spells and run-ins with the police |
| Division, Southwest Series at Tucson Raceway | | | | have further harmed both his reputation and |
| Park. | | | | his standing with fans. On numerous occasions |
| | | | during Busch's misbehavior, the team |
| The big break in Busch's career resulted | | | | management also had to take action against |
| because of the untimely shooting of Chris | | | | Busch by suspending and penalizing him. |
| Trickle. After Trickle was severely injured | | | | |
| in the shooting, Star Nursery hired Busch to | | | | Kurt Busch has been working hard to shut his |
| replace him in the AutoZone Elite Division | | | | detractors up, and a major milestone in this |
| Southwest Series championship, which he | | | | quest came when he managed to join the elite |
| luckily went on to win in 1999. His win here | | | | club of racing car drivers to have won all |
| further led to his try out for the Roush | | | | three of NASCAR's top championships, namely |
| Racing "Gong Show", which cleared the way for | | | | the Craftsman Truck Series, the Busch Series |
| his entry to the Craftsman Truck Series which | | | | and the Nextel Cup. In order to win his fans |
| he also won. | | | | back, he has also increased his appearances |
| | | | at charities and has been contributing to a |
| Busch first brush with major controversy | | | | number of good causes of late. His self |
| started around this time, when he was chosen | | | | destructive streak also has been in hiding |
| by Jack Roush to participate in the Winston | | | | for some time, and let's hope that it stays |
| Cup Series. The hullabaloo over Roush's | | | | that way so that Kurt Busch can actually |
| choice overlooking a more experienced Greg | | | | realize the potential and talent that he has |
| Biffle, especially since Busch had no | | | | been born with. |
| experience at the Busch Grand National Series | | | | |
| ensured that his name was heard by one and | | | | Article written by Robert Riles III,owner of |
| all. Another one of the major controversies | | | | a sports store for allsports Fans. |