DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Kurt Busch survived a demolition Daytona 500 on Sunday and much like he has throughout a controversial 18-year NASCAR career came away a winner, albeit with a few bumps, scrapes and dents. While Busch was never charged, NASCAR's sanctioning body required him to complete a rehabilitation program before being reinstated. Team co-owners Gene Haas, who also runs HaasF1 and Tony Stewart, known as hot head in his driving days, stood by Busch and were rewarded for their loyalty with a first Daytona 500 win. Already signed to move to another top team Penske Racing in 2006, Roush management said that they would not be apologists for the volatile driver. Allmendinger, Busch’s former teammate at Penske who himself had issues at one time said: "He's a hell of a racecar driver.

Source: The Star February 27, 2017 04:06 UTC