• NASCAR does it's own safety testing in a department headed up by Gary Nelson. 
  • When a hard impact is encountered in the upper levels of NASCAR racing, the safety team often collects data including the G - Forces of the impact.
  • Kurt Busch and Jimmy Spencer have had many incidents which give the impression of a ongoing feud.
  • Jimmy Spencer is known for the saying, "Jimmy Spencer never forgets."
  • The helmet is Kurt's
  • At Michigan Kurt had contact with Jimmy.  As the race finished, the cars headed to the pits.  Kurt's car was out of gas, and ended up coasting to a stop in front of Jimmy's Hauler.  Jimmy got out of his car and had words with Kurt.  Kurt by most counts did not try to defuse the situation and even challenged Jimmy to do something.  Jimmy punched Kurt.
  • From Jayski.com :UPDATE: Kurt Busch engaged in an obscenity-laced tirade with Jimmy Spencer following last Sunday's Winston Cup race at Michigan, at one point yelling at Spencer, "You'll (expletive) die" before Spencer hit him, the in-car camera tape in Busch's No. 97 Ford shows.  Click the Jayski.com to view his collection of all the news pertaining to this issue.  Like always, Jayski covered the story the best!
     

 

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