Earnhardt and Busch have put it behind Them.... But

Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrated Cinco de Mayo yesterday at Lowe's Motor Speedway with a long, hot day of testing.

While Earnhardt was trying to keep his nose to the grindstone, Busch was front-and-center, not dodging the media but stating his case about his tangle with Earnhardt at Richmond on Saturday night and taking all questions.

Earnhardt did note that he couldn't do much criticizing of Busch for Saturday night's run-in, while the two were dicing for the lead and the win in the final miles, because he'd knocked Busch out at Kansas City last fall, when Busch was making a strong run at NASCAR's Cup championship. That incident probably cost Busch any shot at the title.

I think the pot calling the kettle black is a poetic statement that Kyle Busch made to some angry fans: " there were just a couple of fans yelling derogatory comments. It's nothing new to me anyway; I'm used to it I told them 'Grow up. That's racing.' We're racing hard, and there's a lot worse in this world than someone getting spun out in a race."

Source: Winston Salem Journal

Bruce Thoughts: (Yet Again) Yea Kyle, grow up. Do you even have a shred of remorse for taking out the guy who had the race won if it weren't for your interfering strained effort at taking a shot for a spot you weren't going to get? At least I'm subtle about my opinions.

To clarify, I don't hate the guy, just how he's going about things. He calls people out to the cameras rather consistently: Dale Jr's crew member that came over to this pit , Kyle Said "It's not all about him". About Steven Wallace, to the reporters he said something about boys racing with men. Yet when he gets the brunt of bad luck, he snips at the media on his heels.

I'd like to see him take on more the Denny Hamlin approach. Approachable, eloquent, composed.

In time, he'll be the total package, and hopefully, he'll be driving this way when that day comes about. On the other hand, maybe it's that fiery snappy attitude that makes him the driver he is. Oh I hate seeing both sides sometimes..