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It was clear as day as to what Kyle Busch’s intentions were late in the Nationwide event at Kansas. There’s no rule out there that states you must drive cleanly, but there is a certain amount of respect among competitors. And Busch breached it.

Running second and third with 13 laps left, it was likely that Keselowski and Busch would end up going for the checkers. Race leader Matt Kenseth would be unable to make it the distance on fuel, without some help. Brad was trying to balance and master two arts at once: saving the slightest amount of fuel, and holding off Kyle Busch. In the end, the fuel saving effort was done all for nothing as the No. 54 decided it wanted no part of driving behind the No. 22.

After all the racing accidents this year, you never want to see any driver — forget your favorite driver — get involved in a crash. I didn’t have any reaction to the incident until I saw Brad get out of the car and walking away from it. Far away from it. Being so frustrated, BK wanted no part of taking a ride to the care center, so he went on foot.

For my take on how Keselowski should return the favor, take a look at the video below.