Kyle Busch loses license after going 128 mph

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Kyle Busch 176x214 Kyle Busch loses license after going 128 mph

NASCAR driver Kyle Busch will need a chauffeur the next 45 days. Busch pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless driving for going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone.

Busch and his wife, Samantha, were in the car when he was pulled over on a two-lane road in an area near a subdivision, a day-care center and a church. The hand-built LFA sports car was on loan to Busch from Lexus for a 24-hour test drive.

Busch offered this apology to the judge.

“I’m certainly sorry that it happened,” he said. “It wasn’t a toy, it’s a high-performance vehicle. It should be driven with caution. Obviously, I didn’t have caution and I had a lack of judgment.
“There’s probably reason why on the TV commercials that they always show at the bottom, ‘Professional driver, closed course.’ Mine was not that. Again, I apologize sincerely. All I can do is make sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Along with a suspended license, Busch will have to complete 30 hours of community service and pay a $1,000 fine. Fortunately for him, you don’t need a valid license to compete in NASCAR. Which, of course, makes no sense whatsoever.

Kyle Busch pleads guilty to speeding, loses driver’s license [USA Today]

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