Childress v Busch WAS a Fair Fight

Now, before everyone gets their knickers in a twist, read on. I am not going to debate whether Kyle bumped Joey Coulter after the CWTS race, nor am I going to discuss the punishments handed down. What I am going to discuss is the media's perception that because Richard Childress is an owner and Kyle Busch is a "driver", it was somehow an unfair fight.

Notice that I put quotes around the word driver; I did that for a reason. Had RC come after Kyle following the Darlington Cup race or after a Nationwide race, then I would agree that there existed a disparity of status between the two. I might even agree if Kyle had been driving for another owner in the CWTS; however, this altercation came after a CWTS race in which Kyle was driving the #18, and on every entry list I've ever seen, no matter who was driving the #18, Kyle Busch is listed as the OWNER. That, as far as I'm concerned, places him on equal footing with Childress.

So let's stop looking at this as the big bad owner beating up on the lowly little driver. It wasn't. Instead it was a case of one business owner having a very public disagreement with another. Things like this happen all the time in the business world; they just don't get national press coverage.

Did You Hear That?????

originally posted 5/16/08 on FOXSports.com

CHARLOTTE POLICE ANNOUNCE RESULTS OF NOISE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION
LARGE VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS PROMPTED INQUIRY

Charlotte- Charlotte police announced the results of their investigation into complaints from Charlotte residents concerning an unusual noise.

According to the complaints, the unidentified sound is heard every day of the week, but it is most noticeable on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays.

Charlotte police placed recording devices at various locations throughout Charlotte, and sound engineering professors from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte as well as Charlotte area media outlets, analyzed the tapes .

In a press conference from police headquarters, a CPD spokesman made the following statement:

"After a thorough investigation into the strange sound and careful analysis of audio tapes, we can state with 100% certainty that the sound being heard throughout the Charlotte area is the sound of Kyle Busch laughing all the way to the bank."

Police officials expect that the sound will continue to be heard for quite sometime.

Of course by the time the Chase rolled around, Kyle stopped laughing.