Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch clash during Budweiser Shootout practice.
Tony Stewart clipped Kurt Busch late in Saturday evening's Budweiser Shooting, drawing the ire of the 2004 Sprint Cup champion. The two drivers banged on each other as they headed by towards pit road.
NASCAR officials summoned Busch and Stewart to the hauler where the tempers reportedly escalated. Rumors have surfaced that Stewart punched Busch after the discussion became heated. NASCAR officials neither confirmed nor denied the confrontation.
As things cooled off, both drivers said that they have put the incident behind them.
"We're going to move forward. We know we need to help each other out in the future so that doesn't happen again," said Kurt Busch.
Tony Stewart said, "The best thing to do is to go on and move forward and not let this linger between the two of us."
Penalties, if any, will be announced later this week.
