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MARK LONG
The Associated Press
Thursday, Jul. 03, 2008
Cup Series points leader Kyle Busch and Juan Pablo Montoya haven't made amends following last week's on-track altercation at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Busch said Thursday that he hasn't spoken to Montoya and doesn't plan to.
"It's over with. That was last week," Busch said.
Montoya, saying he didn't like the way Busch was racing him for position, intentionally spun Busch late in the race and ended up wrecking both cars. NASCAR eventually assessed Montoya a two-lap penalty for rough driving. Busch finished 25th, seven spots higher than Montoya.
"It's NASCAR's discretion at what they want to do to penalize people," Busch said. "I'm confident in their judgment."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he was surprised to see cars wreck under caution, but he also said Montoya isn't one to get pushed around.
"Juan's a little firecracker, man," Earnhardt Jr. said. "He's a good guy, but you just don't push his buttons.
"You've got to respect him on the race track. He has to sort of have that mentality coming from Formula One. He definitely doesn't want to get pushed around. He's not having the best season. He's obviously not very happy with how his car is running up to this point, so he's got even a shorter fuse because of that."
