Have Kyle Busch and Joey Logano Buried the Hatchet?

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Skittles Toyota, talks with the media after exiting the NASCAR hauler during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 17, 2017 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo – Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images

Sporting dark sunglasses, Kyle Busch stepped out of the NASCAR transporter determined to do his best impression of former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch, who scrupulously avoided making meaningful comments to reporters.

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Edwards Bumps Teammate Kyle Busch to Win at Richmond

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The honeymoon at Joe Gibbs Racing may be over.

Yes, on Sunday at Richmond International Raceway, Carl Edwards won his second straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in the Toyota Owners 400 and the fourth in a row for JGR, but he did so with a last-lap bump-and-run on teammate Kyle Busch, who was seeking his third victory in four events.

“We did everything right – be smart,” Busch was told on his radio, after Edwards moved the No. 18 Toyota up the track in turns three and four and beat Busch to the finish line by 0.675 seconds.

Busch took the advice. No doubt seething inside at the loss of a race he seemed poised to win, he maintained radio silence.
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Now a NASCAR Pit Crew Pulverizer, Former Gridiron Star Boone Stutz Returns To Home State

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Ten years ago, Boone Stutz was a gridiron warrior, suiting up in a helmet and pads to play in front of thousands of fans at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas for the Texas A&M Aggies football program.

He returns to Texas in a different uniform for Saturday’s Duck Commander 500 – a firesuit and a racing helmet. Stutz serves as the gas man for Danica Patrick’s No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team and is also a strength and conditioning coach for Stewart-Haas Racing. Continue reading