Kurt Busch meets with investigators amid assault allegation

Nov 2, 2014; Fort Worth, TX, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kurt Busch (41) before the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports)

Driver Kurt Busch (41) gets ready before a practice session for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

In this May 25, 2014, file photo, driver Kurt Busch, right, prepares to kiss girlfriend Patricia Driscoll after dropping out of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Police in Delaware say they are investigating a domestic assault allegation made against NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. The Dover Police Department said in a statement Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, that the allegations were brought to the department on Wednesday. His ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

This is a May 22, 2014, file photo showing Kurt Busch waiting by his car before practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Police in Delaware say they are investigating a domestic assault allegation made against NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. The Dover Police Department said in a statement Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, that the allegations were brought to the department on Wednesday. His ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

In this May 17, 2014, file photo, Kurt Busch kisses girlfriend Patricia Driscoll after he qualified for the second time on the first day of qualifications for Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Police in Delaware say they are investigating a domestic assault allegation made against NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. The Dover Police Department said in a statement Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, that the allegations were brought to the department on Wednesday. His ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race. (AP Photo/AJ Mast, File)

In this April 24, 2014, file photo, race car driver Kurt Busch, right, kisses his girlfriend Patricia Driscoll at a coffee shop in Ellicott City, Md. Police in Delaware say they are investigating a domestic assault allegation made against NASCAR driver Kurt Busch. The Dover Police Department said in a statement Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, that the allegations were brought to the department on Wednesday. His ex-girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, said the allegations involved an incident inside his motorhome at a race. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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WILMINGTON, Del. — NASCAR driver Kurt Busch has met with Delaware police investigating an allegation by his ex-girlfriend that he assaulted her.

Police say Busch and his attorneys met with investigators Tuesday afternoon. An attorney for Busch says he was cooperative and continues to deny the allegations by 36-year-old Patricia Driscoll.

Police spokesman Mark Hoffman says the investigation is continuing and that no decision on whether to file charges has been made.

Driscoll claims she was assaulted inside Busch’s motorhome at Dover International Speedway in September, just days after the couple broke up.

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