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Kyle Busch admits doing 128 mph in 45 zone

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Kyle Busch waits on pit road for the start of the Nascar Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire on July 17, 2011. UPI/Malcolm Hope 
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Published: Aug. 23, 2011 at 4:07 PM

STATESVILLE, N.C., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Race car driver Kyle Busch admitted Tuesday he drove a sports car at 128 mph in a 45 mph zone last spring.

After the 26-year-old NASCAR driver pleaded guilty to speeding and no contest to reckless driving, Iredell District Judge Thomas Church revoked his driver's license for 45 days and fined him $1,000, The Charlotte Observer reported.

The newspaper said Bush will still be able to ply his trade since a valid driver's license isn't necessary to compete in NASCAR events.

Busch apologized for his behind-the-wheel behavior, and his attorney said the race car river will sponsor 10 driving schools for 300 teenage drivers.

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