WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. \u2013 Kyle Busch climbed out of his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and briskly strode down pit road with a slew of media trailing cautiously behind him following Sunday\u2019s I LOVE NEW YORK 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International.<\/p>\n
Busch had told his crew via in-car radio that they \u201cbetter keep (him) away from that (expletive) after the race\u201d after colliding with Brad Keselowski halfway through the 355-mile event. But the Joe Gibbs Racing driver veered left toward his hauler away from Keselowski\u2019s parked No. 2 Ford following a brief, friendly word and handshake with AJ Allmendinger.<\/p>\n
Make no mistake, however — he was not thrilled.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine that,\u201d Busch said curtly, still walking, when the subject of making contact with Keselowski on track came up. He also said he would have to see the replay before drawing a conclusion on his collision with the Team Penske driver.<\/p>\n
Keselowski agreed — in that facet.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say that\u2019s a pretty fair answer. I\u2019d like to see it,\u201d Keselowski said on pit road after the race. \u201cAll I know is I went in the corner and the 47 (Allmendinger) was the car behind me and I got to the corner and somewhere the 18 came up, who was behind the 47.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I don\u2019t know how he got there or what all transpired but I was already to the corner and couldn\u2019t really do anything about it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trouble appeared at Lap 45 of the 90-lap event at the bus-stop section of the road course. Keselowski\u2019s No. 2 Ford made contact with Busch\u2019s No. 18 Toyota, spinning both cars off track without making other significant contact. Keselowski pitted shortly after for possible damage.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy spotter said, ‘Oh, somebody there’ but I had already got to the corner,\u201d Keselowski recalled. \u201cBy then I was already committed and he was probably already committed — looked like he tried to make a big move from a couple car lengths back and it was more than there was room for all of us.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it probably didn\u2019t help either one of us, it was a bummer, but all-in-all we fought back to get the most we could out of it. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Appearing to have watched the replay, Busch tweeted later that he “was fine and was going to make the corner just fine until I got drilled in my right side door.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nNope. I was fine and was going to make the corner just fine until I got drilled in my right side door. U Watch again. https:\/\/t.co\/zJ8j3RXcQq<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) August 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n