Kurt Busch compares Newman feud to WWE
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) Kurt Busch thought he and Ryan Newman were friends. He's learned the hard way this week that he was mistaken.
Maybe that's how it goes between drivers looking to lock down jobs for next year?
Busch is once again in the starring role as NASCAR's resident villain, this time for a series of incidents involving Newman and his team last week at Darlington Raceway. It's led to a series of scathing remarks from Newman, who has accused Busch in various interviews of having a "chemical imbalance" and lying about why he ran into the back of Newman's car after Saturday night's race.
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| Rank | Driver | Points | Wins |
| 1 | G.Biffle | 411 | 1 |
| 2 | M.Kenseth | 409 | 1 |
| 3 | D.Earnhardt Jr. | 397 | 0 |
| 4 | D.Hamlin | 394 | 2 |
| 5 | J.Johnson | 372 | 1 |
| 6 | M.Truex Jr. | 372 | 0 |
| 7 | T.Stewart | 369 | 2 |
| 8 | K.Harvick | 361 | 0 |
| 9 | K.Busch | 349 | 1 |
| 10 | C.Edwards | 337 | 0 |
| 11 | C.Bowyer | 335 | 0 |
| 12 | B.Keselowski | 328 | 2 |
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