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Just the Facts: •NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was charged with careless and reckless driving on Tuesday.
•Busch was cited for going 128 mph in a 45-mph zone in a Lexus LFA.
•Busch, who could lose his driver's license temporarily, issued an apology.

MOORESVILLE, North Carolina — NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was ticketed by Iredell County police Tuesday for driving a Lexus LFA at 128 mph in a 45-mph zone.

Busch, 26, NASCAR's self-styled "bad boy," has two other traffic citations on his record and is currently on probation by NASCAR because of a dust-up with competitor Kevin Harvick during the May 7 Southern 500 at Darlington (South Carolina) Raceway.

Busch issued an apology in a statement, saying, "I was test driving a new sports car and I got carried away. I went beyond the speed I should have been going on a public road."

The statement included Busch's pledge that "something like this will never happen again."

NASCAR does not require a highway driver's license for its competitors and does not involve itself in their highway driving affairs.

"This is a matter that Kyle will have to handle with the authorities in Iredell County," spokesman Kerry Tharp said. "Based on what we know right now, this would not impact his status as a NASCAR driver."

Busch was cited for another speeding violation — a much slower one, at 44 mph in a 35-mph zone — in Iredell County in 2008. Two years before that, he was fined $150 on a reckless driving charge in Richmond, Virginia.

Busch has won two races in the Sprint Cup Series this year and ranks 3rd in driver points. He has won nine other races in the Nationwide and Camping World series. He drives Toyotas for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Cup Series and also owns his own race team.

The NASCAR circuit is on home territory this week, with the Coca-Cola 600 scheduled Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Inside Line says: Busch, one of the top drivers on the NASCAR circuit, has a lightning-rod personality. He can expect some barbs and catcalls from fans at Charlotte this weekend. — David Green, Correspondent

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