Spencer and Busch Together Again: #41-Jimmy Spencer and #97-Kurt Busch tested Tuesday at Lowes Motor Speedway just two days after their lastest on-track confrontation. Spencer and #26-Todd Bodine shook down cars with the so-called bigger greenhouse while #10-Johnny Benson, #32-Ricky Craven and Busch tested tires for Goodyear. Busch told PRN’s Garagepass radio show….”My body is in a state of a little bit of shock with a stiff neck and some bruises on my right side, even though I hit on my left side, a lot of things ricochet around.” During the wreck, Busch’s right arm struck the outside of the seat which was not padded. Busch says he’s real, real satisfied with the safer wall at Indy. Busch and Spencer have not spoken. “We’re going about our business today” said Busch, and “The way that he (Spencer) made some remarks on TV was that it was accidental, but if it was accidental he would have stopped by today to say sorry”. When asked about the Indy incident Spencer said “Everybody keeps saying.it’s from Bristol but there’s no truth to that at all. I’ve raced him (Busch).all year long, we raced hard at Richmond, Martinsville, a lot of places. I moved over (at Indianapolis) and let him go down the back straightaway and we drove down in the corner and I put my throttle to the car and I don’t know what happened. I did bump him and I’m sorry for it, but yet I don’t know if he lifted…..if he didn’t get on the gas that quick…..I really don’t know what happened and I sure didn’t mean to hit him but it’s a part of the sport. You go to some of these tracks….Texas, Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta…..you do not want to get into an altercation with anybody, especially knowing that they could get hurt. I can’t believe somebody is saying that I deliberately spun him out, especially at those speeds. I just don’t drive that way.”.(PRN’s Garage Pass)(8-7-2002)
