Sure, the cop was a Gordon fan

You've gotta love the belligerence of someone who's just been pulled over by a county cop. Here are some quotes and details from the Kurt Busch police report, thanks to reporting from the Charleston Post and Courier:

"You have no idea what you're doing. You have no idea who I am. You have to be the dumbest cops I've ever met."

Powe wrote that he asked Busch if he worked for NASCAR, and received "a long-winded dissertation about his celebrity status, listing his accomplishments as if he were reading me his resume."

After asking Busch to exit the vehicle, Powe wrote that the driver responded, "This is bull----." Later, according to Powe, Busch said, "You guys are a joke. Punks. Aren't you supposed to be directing traffic somewhere?"

"I'm not doing this gay (expletive) test."

And my personal favorite:

"You're only doing this because you're a Jeff Gordon fan."

Nice job representing yourself, your team, your sponsors, and your sanctioning body, champ.

This whole incident is unfortunate, because I always sort of admired Kurt's tenacity and willingness to be his own man. He's always spoken his mind. Unlike his younger brother Kyle, Kurt's road to stardom wasn't paved from age 16. He dug graves for the City of Las Vegas while working his way up the ranks. He's not one of the pure, perfect little NASCAR packages that can do no wrong. And he can drive the wheels off a stock car.

Clearly, though, his confidence bested him last week on a pleasant Phoenix Friday evening.