Kyle Busch: A villain who could use more bite

Flashy Kyle Busch is NASCAR's best bad guy. However, he would be even more compelling if not for his 11th-place standing in the Chase. JEFF SINER - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com To purchase this photo | Browse our store In My Opinion By Scott Fowler When NASCAR is at its best, it functions like a good action movie. The good guys and the bad guys are clearly defined and have a complicated, intertwined relationship. Harry Potter needs Voldemort. Luke Skywalker needs Darth Vader. And this Chase for the Sprint Cup needs more of the sort of spice we got a taste of Thursday when Carl Edwards and Kevin Harvick had an altercation while waiting out a rain delay. No one got hurt, but the Edwards-Harvick tiff was a talker. If Humpy Wheeler still ran Lowe's Motor Speedway, I would have suspected that he planted the idea for this scuffle.... [read full story]