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Kyle Busch has apologized for some in-car comments which were available to anyone with a scanner.
After dominating last week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Dover, leading more than 300 laps of the 400-lap race, the race ended up to be a fuel economy run and Busch's Toyota needed to stop for fuel ending up seventh.
Brad Keselowski took the lead, and the win, with a few laps to go after Busch had to pit for fuel.
Since this year Toyota Racing Development (TRD) prepares engines for Joe Gibbs Racing. Busch was irritated to the extreme.
"Thank you, TRD,'' Busch said over his in-car radio.”F----- us out of another one. Piece of s--- mother------.''
Toyota and TRD, in particular, were not pleased with that public outburst.
Late Thursday Busch, and principals of JGR and TRD issued written statements concerning the race and Busch's outburst.
"I made some remarks out of frustration on my radio at the end of last weekend's race in Dover that were very misguided," said Busch. "I owe my friends at Toyota and TRD an apology. We have a great partnership with TRD and they built me a motor that helped me lead over 300 laps and nearly lap the field. It's just frustrating that the caution fell where it did and suddenly it became a fuel mileage race and we were set up for maximum horsepower. Obviously, that worked well for most of the day and you can't control when the cautions will fall."
Lee White, President and General Manager, TRD, U.S.A. said "We understand Kyle's passion for racing -- and winning. At TRD and Toyota, we have that same zeal for racing -- and winning. We were disappointed with Kyle's post-race comments from Dover -- a race that he dominated. Kyle's had a frustrating year with several car and engine mechanical failures which were not his responsibility, and we're working extremely hard on our end to improve our products and processes. We will continue to address these issues, but we're ready to put this behind us and move forward with the remainder of the season, including the Toyota drivers battling for the championship."
Joe Gibbs, the team owner added "We have a great relationship with Toyota and obviously they are a major part of everything we do at Joe Gibbs Racing. Toyota is first class in every aspect of their company and they share our passion for winning. It has been a frustrating season for Kyle in many ways when you think about some of the issues we've had with that 18 team this year and obviously some of those frustrations carried over to his finish last week in Dover. We were able to lead over 300 laps, but unfortunately the cautions didn't fall our way and certainly you can understand the frustration of having to give up the lead late in the race. However, Kyle recognizes that his comments and the tone of his comments were misguided.”
After dominating last week's NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Dover, leading more than 300 laps of the 400-lap race, the race ended up to be a fuel economy run and Busch's Toyota needed to stop for fuel ending up seventh.
Brad Keselowski took the lead, and the win, with a few laps to go after Busch had to pit for fuel.
Since this year Toyota Racing Development (TRD) prepares engines for Joe Gibbs Racing. Busch was irritated to the extreme.
"Thank you, TRD,'' Busch said over his in-car radio.”F----- us out of another one. Piece of s--- mother------.''
Toyota and TRD, in particular, were not pleased with that public outburst.
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| Kyle Bush in the pit at Dover. (Photo: NASCAR) |
Late Thursday Busch, and principals of JGR and TRD issued written statements concerning the race and Busch's outburst.
"I made some remarks out of frustration on my radio at the end of last weekend's race in Dover that were very misguided," said Busch. "I owe my friends at Toyota and TRD an apology. We have a great partnership with TRD and they built me a motor that helped me lead over 300 laps and nearly lap the field. It's just frustrating that the caution fell where it did and suddenly it became a fuel mileage race and we were set up for maximum horsepower. Obviously, that worked well for most of the day and you can't control when the cautions will fall."
Lee White, President and General Manager, TRD, U.S.A. said "We understand Kyle's passion for racing -- and winning. At TRD and Toyota, we have that same zeal for racing -- and winning. We were disappointed with Kyle's post-race comments from Dover -- a race that he dominated. Kyle's had a frustrating year with several car and engine mechanical failures which were not his responsibility, and we're working extremely hard on our end to improve our products and processes. We will continue to address these issues, but we're ready to put this behind us and move forward with the remainder of the season, including the Toyota drivers battling for the championship."
Joe Gibbs, the team owner added "We have a great relationship with Toyota and obviously they are a major part of everything we do at Joe Gibbs Racing. Toyota is first class in every aspect of their company and they share our passion for winning. It has been a frustrating season for Kyle in many ways when you think about some of the issues we've had with that 18 team this year and obviously some of those frustrations carried over to his finish last week in Dover. We were able to lead over 300 laps, but unfortunately the cautions didn't fall our way and certainly you can understand the frustration of having to give up the lead late in the race. However, Kyle recognizes that his comments and the tone of his comments were misguided.”