Former NASCAR Champion Kurt Busch Arrested on DWI and Reckless Driving Charges

The 2003 NASCAR Cup Champion was taken into custody Monday night after being pulled over in North Carolina for allegedly speeding in his Lexus.

Kurt Busch was arrested in North Carolina on Monday night for driving while intoxicated after being pulled over for speeding, the Iredell Free News reports. A deputy with the Iredell County Sheriff's Office clocked the 46-year-old former NASCAR champion driving his 2024 Lexus at 63 mph in a 45 mph at 11:32 p.m., the Free News reports.

'I'm very disappointed in myself, and I apologize to my family, my racing family, and to my fans,' Busch said in a statement provided to Fox Sports Reporter Bob Pockrass. 'I will work with the authorities to rectify the situation and work with the country to make it a safer place in the future.

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