Buddy Shacklette - AHN Motor Sports Reporter

Daytona Beach, FL (AHN) - Roush Fenway Racing driver Joey Clanton was quick to point the finger at NASCAR Sprint Cup Series star Kyle Busch for the first of two incidents during NASCAR Preseason Thunder practice, but the video clearly exonerated Joe Gibbs Racing's newest driver.

With less than an hour left in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series test at Daytona International Speedway, the No. 6 Ford of Colin Braun shot up into the wall and collected Roush Fenway Racing teammate Clanton.

"It's a veteran out there taking advantage of a rookie. It's the same old thing we hear all the time. It's Friday, the first day of practice and you don't bump draft, especially a rookie that's never done it before,'' said Clanton. "(Busch) got into Colin and got him upset through the tri-oval and that ain't the place to do it. He shoved him up the race track and we got together."

Clanton's ride sustained severe left rear and right side damage, while Braun's Ford endured left-front, right-rear and right-front damage.Clanton and Braun's rides were so badly damaged that they packed up and headed back home, thus missing the final two days of testing. Their teammate, Erik Darnell, who posted the fastest lap in the morning test session (177.420 mph), was back on the track this morning.

Busch tried to make light of the situation by putting a neon "X' on the right-rear quarter-panel of his No. 51 Toyota that read, "Stay Off, Clanton,'' which a NASCAR official made the team remove at the end of the day. NCTS Director Wayne Auton later told Busch the video cleared him of any accusations.