Edwards and The Shrub Dust it Up at Bristol

by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Over ten years on the air and three on the net; see what can happen when I don't let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

August 25, 2008 6:58 am UTC 1 Comment

When all was said and done Carl Edwards had used the ole bump and run to get past Kyle Busch for the win in the Sharpie 500.

Busch dominated this race. Leading 415 of the 500 laps, the Toyota driver was not thrilled by the bump that allowed Edwards to slid past the out of shape M&M’s ride. Kyle let it be known that he wasn’t happy with the way he was treated by the race winner:

”If that’s the way he wants to race, we’ll race him in the Chase that way.”

Of course Edwards wouldn’t back down. During his post race news conference Edwards had this to say in rebuttal to Busch’s statement:

“Okay. Here’s the deal. That doesn’t mean anything. He’s raced me that way and that’s the reason it went down like that. That’s it.”

Whether anyone was done wrong here is the biggest question. The replays of the incident that has everyone talking wouldn’t even have ruffled the feathers of most drivers pre-2000. “The Move” was barely a tap and with the design of the new car, Busch wasn’t in imminent danger of losing his hold on the car.

The press and the fans may make more out of this than the drivers. ESPN pre-race showed clips of many famous Bristol confrontations. Bristol has had its share of driver moments and that is what fans have come to expect from the half-miler.

But, in rank of the famous Bristol moments this one between the Roush-Fenway and Joe Gibbs Racing drivers is minute in comparison.

And that leads to this week’s BUZZ ON PIT ROW:

Was Carl Edward’s bump and run really as big of a deal as Kyle Busch has made it out to be?

Let us know what you are thinking and we could use your response on this week’s ON PIT ROW. Listen live from 5-7pm ET to ON PIT ROW and stay tuned to INSIDE ARCA from 7-8:30pm ET.

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One Response to “Edwards and The Shrub Dust it Up at Bristol”

Marc on August 25th, 2008 3:17 pm

A rank display of selective memory on the part of Kyle considering he’s used the same tactic in all 3 series’ this year.

That aside, the so called “retribution” for Carl’s move occurred a very short time later when Busch tapped Carl and moved him up the track to get alongside the #99.

The difference being Carl’s move gave him a lead he would keep, Kyle’s move only got him alongside and he couldn’t complete the deal.

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