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"Just a bonehead move," Marlin said after crawling out of his No. 40 Dodge. "I don't guess Spencer got him hard enough."
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Interestingly, Marlin spoke as a chorus of boos rained down on Busch, who was celebrating in Victory Lane.
As anxious Roush Racing crewmen huddled around the team's pit cart to watch replays, NASCAR issued a warning to Busch. But Busch stayed clear of controversy the rest of the race.
Last week at Michigan, Busch was involved in an incident with Jimmy Spencer, who was later suspended for the Bristol race for punching Busch in the garage area after the GFS Marketplace 400.
"He was quicker, and he caught me," Marlin said. "He was on fresher tires. I just pulled up to let him go, and he run right in the back of us.
"It's Bristol. We had a real good car. Just sitting there, trying to get to the end, keep the fenders on it."
Busch was apologetic, saying he made a mistake while trying to set Marlin up for a pass.
"Before I thank (Sharpie) and any of my crew guys, I have to apologize to Sterling Marlin for running into him," Busch said. "I think he was trying to let me go going into Turn 1. I was trying to set him up and get underneath him out of Turn 2, so I looked too far ahead.
"When he tried to give me the line, I was already a half a lane up so that I could get myself a good run coming out of Turn 2, and I accidentally ran into him. I was already looking too far ahead."
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