NASCAR to reprimand Biffle's girlfriend

**NotSoSilentBob** · April 12th, 2006, 09:18 PM

NASCAR to reprimand Biffle's girlfriend

By JENNA FRYER, AP Motorsports Writer

April 12, 2006

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) -- Greg Biffle's girlfriend faces a reprimand from NASCAR about her pit-road confrontation with Kurt Busch's fiance after the two drivers wrecked at Texas Motor Speedway.

Busch hit the back of Biffle's car early in Sunday's race, causing an accident that ended Biffle's day. Biffle, the defending race winner, had led 49 of the first 82 laps before the crash and wound up 42nd.

Moments after the wreck, TV cameras caught girlfriend Nicole Lunders slamming a water bottle on Biffle's pit box. She then marched down pit road and climbed halfway up Busch's box and had a heated exchange with Eva Bryan. The brief confrontation created a buzz in NASCAR, and the sanctioning body wants to cool down the emotions.

``There will be some conversations that will be had with the people that participated, and we'll make sure that this doesn't carry on and into the garage or anywhere else,'' Robin Pemberton, vice president of competition, said Wednesday. ``You've got to remember, most everybody in the garage area is friends, and those two girls in particular have a close relationship. Tempers flare, and we'll look at that and we'll make sure it doesn't carry on any further than that.''

Biffle and Busch spent three seasons as Cup teammates at Roush Racing and had a friendly relationship that often put their girlfriends in the same social settings. Both drivers were testing at Richmond International Raceway on Wednesday and not immediately available for comment.

NASCAR does not have a steadfast rule against team members entering other pit boxes, but generally frowns upon it if the reason for approaching the area stems from something that happened in race.

``When altercations and things like that happen, we recommend that you stay in your own area,'' Pemberton said. ``You can go have a conversation, but it can't be heated per se.''

Family members are typically given entrance to the track on a ``license'' that recognizes them as a team member, meaning their actions can be policed by NASCAR and the sanctioning body reserves the right to revoke their pass at any time.

Lowe's Motor Speedway president Humpy Wheeler said wives and girlfriends had a stormy history during NASCAR's early days and many have been thrown out of tracks because of their behavior.

``That kind of stuff was common back in the old days, everybody was fighting back then, especially the women,'' Wheeler said. ``But there wasn't the TV coverage we have today, so it wasn't that big of a deal.''

**PVVikeFan** · April 12th, 2006, 10:00 PM

I think they should turn her loose on Busch. I believe she could take him.

**Indian09** · April 12th, 2006, 10:44 PM

She deserves it. Does she honestly believe that Eva Bryan purposly told Kurt to wreck Greg. Some people are stupid

**smarty** · April 12th, 2006, 10:51 PM

could u possbily be a little bias on that subject though?

**Indian09** · April 13th, 2006, 11:38 AM

well that was a biased opinion but honestly think about it: Do you think that Eva Bryan had anything to do with the wreck?

**luvLPDsports** · April 13th, 2006, 01:21 PM

i'd love to see the two hotties go at it on pit road. now that would be entertainment. i agree with you utbasketball09, the chicks had nothing to do with the wreck. the women, especially since neither is a wife at this point, have only one thing on their mind. theirs a big difference in the PAYCHECK when you finish 5th or finish 43rd. big difference in making the chase and not making the chase financially speaking. these women are gold-diggers. biff's girlfriend may not be a gold-digger. she was with biff when he was in the truck series. busch's woman is certainly only in it for the money. (and the fake rack)

**smarty** · April 13th, 2006, 03:42 PM

Have they actually done anything to her though penalty wise like fine her?
I actually thought the confrontation was hilarious... it's not like Biffle's girlfriend actually hurt KB's g/f but still I agree I mean what was the point? KB's g/f can't control what her boyfriend does on the track.