Oh the irony…Less than 24 hours after Toyota released a new promotional video with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Kyle Busch promoting the new 2012 Camry Hybrid on the Daytona race track, the 26-year old is making headlines again, this time for losing his driver’s license for 45 days for speeding in a Lexus LFA test car.
Busch pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless driving in North Carolina after he was nabbed earlier this year by the Iredell County Sheriff’s department going 128mph (205km/h) in a 45mph (72km/h) zone. Busch was caught in a brand-new Lexus LFA he had taken to test drive for 24-hours.
“It was the opportunity of a lifetime, but the wrong place and day,” Busch was quoted as saying.
The NASCAR driver had issued an official apology when his citation made the news in May. “I was test driving a new sports car and I got carried away,” Busch wrote. “I went beyond the speed I should have been going on a public road. I apologize to the public, my fans, sponsors, and race teams for my lack of judgment. I take responsibility for my actions and I can assure you that something like this will never happen again.”
Aside from losing his driver’s license for 45 days, the court also said he has to pay a $1,000 fine, do 30 hours of community service and be put on one year of unsupervised probation. For the record, Busch does not need a driver’s license to compete in NASCAR.
Story sources: Canada Sports & WSLS
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