Kyle Busch Loses Cool and Cup Ride at Texas Motor Speedway

Just when some thought Kyle Busch was maturing, his egregious behavior at Texas Motor Speedway reached a new low that may prove very costly after his visit to the NASCAR trailer.

On Lap 13 of the WinStar World Casino 350k NASCAR Camping World Truck race, Busch in his No. 18 truck tangled with Ron Hornaday Jr. in the No. 33 truck.

Hornaday was going around another truck, and Busch was on the top side as the group went three-wide. The air came off the No. 33, and he brushed the No. 18.

Both trucks got loose, and Busch made light contact with the wall, but both trucks regained control with minimal damage.

Hornaday is running for the championship in the Truck series and was 15 markers out of the lead heading to Texas.

An angry Busch pulled up to the back of Hornaday and pushed him until he was able to spin him into the wall. The caution light was on before the No. 33 got punted.

Both trucks spun with very heavy damage. Hornaday's chance at a title was over, and Busch and his crew chief were ordered to report to the NASCAR trailer after the race.

Busch spoke with a reporter from Speed TV shortly after the incident and said, "I ended up losing my cool."

Those words echoed his comments after the incident with Kevin Harvick at Darlington in May of this year for their post-race antics when Busch hit the driverless No. 29, propelling it into the pit road wall.

Perhaps, the fact Hornaday was driving a truck owned by Harvick tripped his trigger even more, causing him to make the dangerous move he did.

It was an incredible act of stupidity on the part of Busch. Both trucks could have probably gone to pit road and returned to the track able to be competitive had the deliberate act not taken place.

NASCAR will no doubt take a hard look at this, and a heavy penalty will be levied. For the poor judgment Busch used with his retaliatory move, perhaps he should be parked for the Sunday Cup race.

The policy of "have at it" was far exceeded by the actions of Busch. NASCAR may well make an example of this Chase contender for losing his cool.

Update: NASCAR will not allow Kyle Busch to race in either the Nationwide or Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. Further action may be taken by the sanctioning body. The No. 18 will be driven by Michael McDowell this weekend in the Cup race.