Penske Racing has issued an apology in the wake of NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver Kurt Busch’s actions involving the media.
A video posted on the internet showed Busch waiting to be interviewed by EPSN pit reporter Jerry Punch Sunday early in the season ending Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch’s Dodge had suffered a transmission failure and Busch was forced into the garage.
The video shows Busch and Punch waiting to go live. While they are waiting a clearly upset Busch told someone nearby to ‘get this (expletive) out of my face. Later he says ‘Why can’t they tape this (expletive).
Punch then cancels the interview and Busch storms off into his hauler.
Tuesday the team issued an apology:
“Penske Racing extends its apologies to Dr. Jerry Punch, our media partners and our sponsors and fans for Kurt Busch's inappropriate actions in Homestead on Sunday. These actions do not represent Penske Racing and are inconsistent with the company's standards for behavior, respect for others and professionalism. This matter is being reviewed internally with no further comment at this time.”
Later in the day Busch issued his own apology in a statement.
"Unfortunately, our result in the season-ending race at Homestead on Sunday was not what we had hoped for as a team," he said. "In my frustration with the loss of my transmission early in the race, I let my emotions get the better of me. I regret having done this and apologize to the sponsors of Penske Racing, to NASCAR, its fans, to the media and in particular, Dr. Jerry Punch."
In September, Busch was accused of confronting a reporter after a race. He later confronted another reporter snatching a piece of paper from her hand and tearing it up.
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