Following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, driver Kyle Busch was doing an interview when the reporter asked him about the race, in which he finished second.
Busch didn’t like how Brad Keselowski made a move to pass him on the final straight, which you can see in the last few seconds of the video below. Alex Bowman ended up taking home the W that day.
RETWEET to congratulate @Alex_Bowman on his WIN at @MartinsvilleSwy! #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/qNd6DVbKpO
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 31, 2021
He spoke of his frustration in the post-race interview, saying, “I mean, where was he going? What was he going to do? Spin me out? He was trying to do a Harvick is what he was trying to do. For what? For second place? For what? He wasn’t going to transfer through with that. Freaking [R-word], man. I don’t understand these guys. I should beat the (expletive) out of (Keselowski) right now, is what I should do, but that doesn’t do me any good either.”
"I should beat the **** out of him right now."
After the race, Kyle Busch called out Brad Keselowski for his move for second on the last lap.
BUT… if Alex Bowman were to fail post-race inspection, Kyle beat Brad for second and would get the win. #Championship4 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/eF0sFr0qds
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 31, 2021
Shortly after the interview, Busch took to Twitter and wrote, “In one of my post-race interviews I used a word I should never use and I want to apologize for it.”
In one of my post-race interviews I used a word I should never use and I want to apologize for it.
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) November 1, 2021
Because of the derogatory term he used, NASCAR announced they are requiring him to take sensitivity training before the 2022 season begins.
NASCAR requires Kyle Busch to take sensitivity training: https://t.co/vcGo4cKXzE
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) November 1, 2021