LOUDON, N.H. (KRT) – Clean air meant clear sailing for Matt Kenseth late in the Saturday’s Siemens 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway on Saturday, but there was plenty of dirt flying right behind him.

Although Kenseth became the 18th different winner in 18 NASCAR Busch Series races at the 1.058-mile track, much of the postrace excitement centered around what happened behind him on a restart on Lap 183.

Jason Keller lined up fourth and Kyle Busch was fifth when the green flew, but Busch got an early jump on the start and ran into the back of Keller’s Ford. Keller bounced off the outside wall and came back across the track, clipping Busch.

The incident left Busch 25th, Keller 26th and nobody particularly happy.

“One of his guys said I brake-checked him and that’s not true,” Keller said. “I hadn’t gone yet. When I went, my rear tires were of the ground, spinning.”

NASCAR black-flagged Busch was black-flagged and penalized him a lap for aggressive driving by NASCAR.

“I got into the back of Jason,” Busch said. “I thought he was going and obviously I was wrong.”

Drivers and teams exchanged words on pit road and did so again in the garage when Busch headed over to speak with Keller to try to smooth things over.

“I think they were kind of immature about it,” Busch said. “I am a championship contender, and I wouldn’t do anything to mess up my own chances. I got into the back of him. OK, I wrecked him, sorry.

“I am sure there is going to be one for me later on this year, but that’s not the way I race.”

The incident had did have ramifications in what has become a two-team race for the series Busch Series title. Despite hitting the wall and being penalized for having his fuel can stuck in his car on a pit stop, Martin Truex Jr. salvaged an 11th-place finish and picked up 42 points on Busch in the standings. Truex now leads by 94 points. Ron Hornaday, who finished sixth Saturday, is 338 points back in third.