Rubbin' Is Racin': Bristol Motor Speedway

Kyle Busch was very thankful for Jeff Burton after Sunday's Food City 500. And Jeff Burton knew it:

"I could have used the bumper to move him out of the way and win the race, but I didn't want to,"

That was a concept Matt Kenseth obviously didn't understand, probably because he wasn't looking to win the race. It was a failure that ended with the driver of the big, brown truck seeing red -- and not because of the COT. Dale Jarrett was a little irritated with the Roush-Fenway driver after climbing from his wrecked race car:

"This is not the first time that (Kenseth's) done something like this. Everybody has this great vision that Matt Kenseth is this nice guy on the race track. He is a nice guy away from the track. But he's a rough driver on the race track when he doesn't have to be.

"We'll have a discussion."

Yep, now that DJ is out of the Ford camp, he's firing at will.And you know, he's right. The incident Sunday was just plain stupid. Kenseth was obviously a faster car, and like always he had qualified near the back. Jarrett, ultimately just happy to conserve a past champion's provisional and qualify on time, was riding behind Kyle Petty and looking to make a move into turn 1. However, Matt Kenseth in an Arby's paint scheme, and obviously having Arby's on the mind, just flat drove into the rear of the 44 Toyota. Jarrett half-spun and hit the wall before getting hit in the door by David Gilliland, ending his COT debut.

Jarrett made sure Kenseth knew of his displeasure before the mandatory ride to the infield car center.

Of course, one can't forget Kenseth's punt of Jeff Gordon for 3rd place last year in the same race on the last lap. Maybe Jarrett is on to something. Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall for that phone call?

Anyways, I thought that last year's wreck was worth showing again, mainly because of Kenseth's face after he was pushed. Who would have thought a 5'8'' driver could be so intimidating?