I am not the biggest Kurt Busch fan in the world, but the guy got the shaft last week in Watkins Glen. The No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge was clearly the car to beat for most of the day and would most likely have posted a solid top-ten, if not a top-five finish, if not for a questionable pit-road penalty half-way through the race.

Busch was about to pit when Joe Nemechek wrecked, bringing out the caution. At almost the exact moment that Busch was about to enter pit-road, the red light began flashing indicating pit-road was closed. Busch completed his pit-stop and received a one-lap penalty for entering while pit-road was closed. He got the shaft and finished 19th in the process. Now he probably deserved some type of penalty for that heinous snow-angel stunt he pulled after winning the Busch series race the day before, but didn’t deserve the pit-road penalty.

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