Austin Dillon passed Busch on the last corner to win, Busch finished second and sarcastically thanked NASCAR over his in-car radio for “fixing races”. Patrick has also been placed on probation for the next four events.
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Busch was fined $10,000 for not fulfilling media obligations, while Patrick was fined $20,000 for walking toward the racing surface while on-track activity was taking place. Danica was understandably mad-so mad that she walked towards the hot track on the track’s paved apron to put her hands in the air as Kahne drove on by.
“I must say this was not an easy decision, and it does not in any way reflect upon my desire to compete again in one of the world’s greatest races; it is based exclusively on a need to maintain the focus and momentum we have built early in this NASCAR season with our No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing, Haas Automation/Monster Energy team – hopefully all the way to Homestead (Florida) and the championship weekend”.
Kyle Busch was annoyed with NASCAR for failing to call a caution when his tire failed on the last lap while leading the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.
Because his tire failure created a debris on the track, Busch thought NASCAR should have displayed the caution, effectively ending the race and allowing Busch to keep the lead as he was able to maintain reasonable pace. I just heard he was a lap down, actually.
If NASCAR does indeed punish anyone this week, it should be Patrick, who broke a clearly defined rule that has been in place since 2014.
Second, Patrick kept her distance from cars on track.
She was not injured but was pointed in her criticism of Kahne moments after being released from the infield medical center. NASCAR has no action in its top national series this weekend, so prepare for April 3’s return to racing. “I’ve never had an issue with Danica at all”.
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Patrick did not wait for safety officials before exiting his vehicle. Simply put, Patrick wasn’t even close enough to throw equipment at Kahne’s auto, but yet she is penalized for putting herself in danger.
