Stewart Shoves Busch Aside for Win

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tony Stewart usually takes every win any way he can. After wrecking Kyle Busch on the last lap at Daytona International Speedway, he didn't much feel like celebrating. sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line.

Busch passed Stewart right before the final lap to take the lead Saturday night, but Stewart chased him down and calculated his next move. He closed in on Busch's bumper, and slight contact sent Busch drifting up the track.

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Busch slid back down to maintain his lead, then tried to slide in front of Stewart to block Stewart's next move. The cars were too close together and Stewart hooked Busch's right corner to send Busch sailing into the wall.

It triggered a multiple crash behind them, but Stewart sailed through for his second points win of the season.

"That's not the way I wanted to do it," sighed Stewart, who won the summer Daytona race for the third time in five years.

It was a violent wreck for Busch, who climbed from his car apparently unscathed but had to be forced by four NASCAR officials into a waiting safety vehicle. He finished 14th and refused to comment after the race.

By JENNA FRYER, AP Auto Racing Writer

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Burger King Chevrolet, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Tony Stewart;Kyle Busch

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Burger King Chevrolet, leads Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tony Stewart;Jimmie Johnson

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: A general view of cars racing during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Burger King Chevrolet, leads Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tony Stewart;Jimmie Johnson;Denny Hamlin

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Burger King Chevrolet, leads Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, and the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Tony Stewart;Kyle Busch

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, leads a pack of cars after an on track collision during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Dale Earnhardt Jr

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Joey Logano, driver of the #20 The Home Depot Toyota, leads David Ragan, driver of the #6 UPS Ford, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Joey Logano;David Ragan

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 SUBWAY Ford, leads Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Carl Edwards;Carl Edwards

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, drives while smoke flows out of his car after driving away from an on track collision during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Dale Earnhardt Jr

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DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 04: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, leads Juan Pablo Montoya, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 51st Annual Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 4, 2009 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Kyle Busch;Juan Pablo Montoya

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

7-05-2009 @ 12:30AM

kEN said...

I am very disappointed that this post says Tony wrecked Kyle, look at the replay. Kyle turned into Tony and wrecked himself. Although I admire both drivers Kyle got ehat he deserved. You reap what you sow.

7-04-2009 @ 11:45PM

obie said...

I think the monopolizing of hendrick motor sports is ruining the sport- even gordon is thinking about leaving that was a dirty move comsidering that kyle helped him out the hole race- he is driving for hendricks- its a joke and running the sport- sold season tickets and there no fun left - jr should leave and save his respect for his fathers honor.

7-04-2009 @ 11:51PM

iambatai00 said...

Shrub is such a baby! We would have had to watch his boorish acts of burnouts and bowing had he won. Be a man and talk and dont act like a 9 year old KY. Tony you have nothing to apologize for in this matter. Shrub blocked you twice and what happened happened.

7-04-2009 @ 11:54PM

Steven said...

Did you watch the race? Tony didn't "wreck" Busch. The contact was made by Busch in a lame attempt to block Stewart, causing Busch to spin into the wall. It was a weak effort to hold off a stronger car, and the whiney little bitch had it coming to him.

7-05-2009 @ 12:34AM

Ginny said...

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT STEVEN....LET THE CRYBABY CRY.. GOOD FOR TONY. HE HAS NOTHING TO APOLOGIZE FOR. WATCH THE FILM, HE DID NOTHING WRONG....WOOHOO FOR TONY.

7-04-2009 @ 11:58PM

Bobby said...

Did Kyle think he was just going to block Tony twice and get away with it???? He would have done exactly the same thing. Quit whining and crying Kyle, it's geting old. I'm glad nobody was hurt but you got what you deserved. I feel sorry for the drivers behind you that were wrecked because of a stupid move you tried. Kyle's all happy and bowing when he wins, but crying and making a fool out of himself when he loses. Man-up Kyle, you got beat.

7-04-2009 @ 11:59PM

pnut166 said...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH !!!!!! I love it !!!! Don`t feel bad, Tony. You may not "like how you won it", but we sure as hell do !!

7-05-2009 @ 12:05AM

DEREK said...

Absolutely was Kyles fault. He tried to block high and was`nt clear enough. Stewart apologized because he felt he may have been at fault, he took the high road with his response because he did`nt have a view of the replay. Once he see`s the replay he`ll know it was no fault of his. These writed for AOL are morons, what the hell do they know.

tcharmed1247 said...

Tony has nothing to feel bad about. The Busch brothers shouldn't even be racing---remember they both have DUI's which NASCAR did NOTHING about. WAY TO GO SMOKE!!!!! WE SURE ENJOYED THE WIN AND HOW YOU WON!!!

7-05-2009 @ 12:11AM

mbsenlick said...

i stopped watching the race when Mark Martin hit the wall. then i really stopped watching it when dale jr was taken out

7-05-2009 @ 12:16AM

rowdy busch is a cry baby

7-05-2009 @ 12:27AM

phyllis norris said...

WAY TO GO TONY. IT WAS YOUR RACE ALL THE WAY. KYLE WRECKED HISSELF. YOU DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG. I KNOW YOU FEEL BAD BECAUSE YOU ARE A NICE MAN. YOU WERE MY NUMBER 2 UNTIL DALE SR DIED. YOU REALLY HAVE TAKEN HIS PLACE IN ALL OUR HEARTS, YOU ROCK.

7-05-2009 @ 11:44AM

Don Cocannouer said...

Kyle is to blame for the wreck not Tony. If Kyle does it to another driver it's just racing. If they do it to him he wants them kicked out of racing. He had it coming, the big cry baby. He should get out of racing and his brother too.

Douglas Skubal said...

you reportors can not report anything right...

7-05-2009 @ 12:33AM

You reporters can not report anything right...
Tony had position on Kyle...
There was no shoves given...
What is next?
Global Warming??

7-05-2009 @ 12:35AM

The hell with reading this stuff...
I am going to just looking at the pictures!!!

This post does not belong here, get a life.

7-05-2009 @ 12:49AM

CJ said...

I shouldn't be surprised that again AOL Fanhouse is yet again getting a Nascar story wrong, especially since they have the shittiest coverage of Nascar among any other website. They have absolutely no breaking news when something is happened, let alone a sniff of something about to break, it's like we already know about it before AOL Fanhouse does. Stewart did NOT shove Kyle out of the way, Kyle was mirror racing, tried to block, and slid his own car across the front clip of Stewart's and spun himself out. God, i think Fanhouse should just stop covering Nascar, they either are missing a story and not covering it, or getting the damn facts completely wrong!

7-05-2009 @ 1:05AM

chuckycheez48 said...

I didn't hear Kyle "whine" or say anything. He declined to say anything. Which was the right thing to do. If he said anything at all, people would misquote him.

7-05-2009 @ 1:41AM

Joey said...

Way to go Tony!!!! Kyle took himself out. PERIOD!!!!!! Hate all the other drivers were taken out by his stupidity. Hey, Kyle, You're playing with the big boys now. They won't take it off of you. They've been racing for a long time and eat kids like you for breakfast. Hopefully you learned something from that incident.
Tony, I really like the new you!!! Never thought I'd ever start rooting for you, but I have. You're really cute when you smile. Looks much better than the angry face of yester year. Keep it up.

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