Kyle Busch wasn’t really swinging a bat at another driver Saturday night

By Ron Kantowski Las Vegas Review-Journal

10 years ago

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates with a Louisville Slugger bat after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) passes Sprint Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) for the lead during the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates with his wife Samantha Busch after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Jul 11, 2015; Sparta, KY, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) celebrates after winning the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

Here is a photo taken of Kyle Busch in victory lane after he won the most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup race on Saturday night.

No, he is not swinging a baseball bat at another competitor for something that occurred on the track. That would have been Danica Patrick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. They should just give Danica a Wiffle Ball bat and let her have at Junior, and then maybe she would quit complaining to the media about his brakes failing and taking her out.

The NASCAR race Busch won was in Kentucky, which is why the trophy has a horse head on top, and why the Louisville Slugger people presented him and his crew with commemorative baseball bats.

But check out his form: Elbow cocked, focus on an imaginary pitcher. Except for the smile, it looks pretty legit. Perhaps the Batting Stance Guy soon will be imitating him. Busch almost looks like fellow Las Vegan Bryce Harper in this shot, except for the fact heâs fully clothed.

Las Vegas Review-Journal sports columnist Ron Kantowski can be reached at rkantowski@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0352. Follow him on Twitter: @ronkantowski.