Sprint Cup - Busch Nabbed For Speeding

Troutman, May 25, 2011: According to AP, NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was clocked by a North Carolina sheriff's deputy going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone and was cited for careless and reckless driving and speeding, a law enforcement spokesman said Tuesday.

The Iredell County Sheriff's Office said a deputy stopped Busch's 2012 yellow Lexus sports car on a road between Troutman and Mooresville, where the driver lives. It's about 30 miles north of Charlotte.

The spokesman said Busch, 26, was cited and released.

In a statement issued late Tuesday, Busch acknowledged what happened.

"I was test-driving a new sports car and I got carried away," Busch said. "I went beyond the speed I should have been going. ... I apologize ... for my lack of judgment."

NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp said Busch would be allowed to race this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.