Is there a Feud going on between Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch?

A glance through the racing blogs made me laugh as the media is trying to build a big feud between our own Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch. Late in last Saturday’s race, Johnson's Chevrolet drifted high and forced Busch to a scrape against the Turn 4 wall. Busch then dropped down and sideswiped Johnson. After the race, Busch fired some cutting remarks at Johnson, who some say is "too nice," both on and off the track.
Here are the comments Jimmie made after the incident; "I think the No. 24 [Jeff Gordon] got inside of me and got me loose because he's on new tires and the two of us [myself and Kurt Busch] touched and he body slammed me after that," said Johnson, who was more upset with Denny Hamlin than with Busch. "That was the least of my problems, the bigger problem I had was when I was leading and the No. 11 pushed me all the way through one and two and eventually I lost control and that's what put me back there. It was just hard racing. It was one of those days that I thought we had this thing won at one point and then the restart didn't work out so well for us. Everybody was out of control back in the race, body slamming. The No. 83, Brian Vickers, and the No. 11 went at it for a little bit. We were bump drafting down straightaways. That was some wild racing. I didn't think we could race like that on a mile and a half."
I have to tell you that Jimmie Johnson is a nice guy on and off the track and his attitude is found right here at his dealership, Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet, here in Kearny Mesa of San Diego. Check us out for all of your auto needs at jjchevy.com

Jimmie Johnson Gracious on and off the Race Track

Our own Jimmie Johnson dealt with a pit road speeding penalty and a brush with Kurt Busch to finish fourth at Infineon Raceway. Jimmie trails the top spot by 157 points. After the brush with Busch Jimmie apologized.

The contact with Busch was totally my fault," Johnson said, "and I quickly apologized. That's called a 'noble' gesture. 'Noble' not because it was morally the right thing to do, but 'noble' because it came from nobility, a three-time Sprint Cup champion. You could say I 'championed' the effort. Kurt graciously accepted my apology, although I believe he was a bit offended by my opening line, in which I said, 'Hey Kurt, let me bend your ear for a bit.'"

Kyle Busch’s comment was “I appreciate Jimmie's apology, It's not often a fellow competitor approaches me and says 'I'm sorry.' It's usually 'You're sorry.'"

The top four leaders in the Sprint Cup Standings are:

1. Tony Stewart — Stewart settled for the runner-up spot at the Toyota/Save Mart 350and extended his lead in the Sprint Cup point standings to 84 over Jeff Gordon, who finished ninth.

2. Jeff Gordon — Gordon remained second this week in the points, and now trails Tony Stewart by 84 points.

3. Jimmie Johnson — Our own Jimmie Johnson dealt with a pit road speeding penalty and a brush with Kurt Busch to finish fourth at Infineon Raceway. Jimmie trails the top spot by 157 points.

4. Kurt Busch — Busch did some great driving after the run in with Johnson and finished 15th which kept him fourth in the point standings.