Kyle Busch spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday since his run-in with Denny Hamlin in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race. Here's a quick summary of some of the comments Busch had about the incident.
On initial incident with Hamlin
"Well apparently it was the All-Star race and it kind of surprised me at the way my teammate wanted to race me. Seeing as how I thought I had a good shot to win the race with a great race car, my guys did a phenomenal job on that last pit stop right before the green. I felt like they gave me the opportunity to win the race and we were going after it there and unfortunately we ran out of race track. I was heated after the race. It surprised me and I wouldn't have expected my teammate to race me that way. But he was the leader, had the race track, and I now understand that."
On why he was surprised at what happened
"I think that last week could have, should have went a little bit differently. I felt like Joe Gibbs Racing, either he or myself had a great shot to win the race and bring home $1 million to Joe Gibbs Racing and win another race for the team. Unfortunately it didn't happen and we move on and try to work towards the goal which is winning a championship this year. We're going to work together and share our information the same as we always have."
On whether he and Hamlin will be able to work together
"Yeah I feel like we can move on and work together. A little dissatisfied with his quote about how I would have done the same thing because you can't put words in a person's mouth. I don't feel like I would have done the same thing. I race with respect because I learned from Mark Martin and those guys. I have had my bad points but since learning from Mark Martin, Tony Stewart and those guys, I feel like I've gotten better. Even though it is an All-Star race, I was surprised that it happened. I don't think I would typically run myself into the fence and I think it was just the nature of the race."
If he regrets what he said over the radio
"Do I regret what I said over the radio? Absolutely not. It was the heat of the moment, that's who I am, that's my expression. I'm not gonna be sorry for what I said. It's freedom of speech and I was frustrated. It wasn't joking, but it wasn't going to happen. What am I going to kill him with? My good looks?"
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