DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— The National Motorsports Appeals Panel on Saturday denied Kurt Busch’s appeal of an indefinite suspension imposed by NASCAR on Friday in the aftermath of a finding by the Family Court in the State of Delaware that Busch had likely committed domestic abuse against his former girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll.
On Monday, the court had issued an Order of Protection of Abuse against the 2004 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion.
The panel, consisting of former motorsports executive Paul Brooks, former IndyCar driver Lyn St. James and Greenville-Pickens Speedway track operator Kevin Whitaker, upheld the penalty levied against Busch under the following provisions of the NASCAR rule book:
Section 12.1.a: Actions detrimental to stock car racing, and
Section 12.8 Behavioral Penalty.
Busch has appealed the suspension to the Final Appeals Officer, Bryan Moss. The appeal will be held at 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday evening at the International Motorsports Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Source: Reid Spencer / NASCAR Wire Service
