Kyle Busch demands NASCAR to clarify rules on self-policing after Denny Hamlin drama

Kyle Busch started the discussion around the lack of clean racing in NASCAR.

Kyle Busch demands NASCAR to clarify rules on self-policing after Denny Hamlin drama

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Bsuch (Credits: RACER)

Former Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, who now drives for RCR, has come forth supporting his former teammate, Denny Hamlin, after the appeal committee verdict on sanctions imposed on him. Hamlin’s appeal was rejected, and the point and fines were upheld. The No:11 driver was surprised by the ruling, and a lack of reasoning given for the verdict made it worse.

Now Kyle Busch has come forth ahead of the Bristol Cup race, demanding NASCAR to clarify the rules of engagement on the track.  He pointed out that the rules seem vague since the sporting body is penalizing drivers for retaliating, though they are allowed to do it.

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“Well, I think where I agree a lot with Denny is — if we’re supposed to be self-policing and have the opportunity to be able to go out there and do something if someone did something to us and us to be able to go back and retaliate, how are we supposed to do that?” Busch asked.

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He added that NASCAR shouldn’t be clarifying rules two days after an infraction has happened. Busch said, “Tell me what is and isn’t OK. Apparently saying it two days after the fact is not OK. Saying it right after the fact when you’re still ‘hot and bothered’ is OK.”

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Kyle Busch offers a solution to solve the retaliation issue

Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch

The two times Cup series champion has a way that he believes could alter the attitude of drivers while and ensure clean racing. Giving the COTA tussle between Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain, and Daniel Suarez as an example, Busch said that the drivers involved in caution should be sent to the back of the grid.

“You want to bring up an example from COTA. You had the No. 1 that got into the No. 48 who went into the No. 99. So who do you penalize between the No. 48 and the No. 1, right? All of them. Anybody that is involved in the caution, go to the back,” the No:3 Chevy driver said.

“That’s how we do it with the kids racing at seven years old. So if we can teach seven and eight-year-olds that’s not the way you’re supposed to do it and you need to race clean, then surely we should be able to teach 18 or 19-year-olds to Harvick’s 46 or 47. We should be able to figure it out,” Busch added.

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