JOLIET, ILL. — Kyle Busch has not mellowed following his last-lap accident at Daytona that sent him into the wall, and then the infield care center — even as points leader Tony Stewart says all is fine between the two former teammates.

Busch claimed Stewart “dumped him,” or, caused him to wreck, and questioned if drivers should be allowed to win if they cause an accident that lets them take the lead.

“I think NASCAR can take a step in looking at it, and if the second-place driver bumps the leader, then black-flag (him),” Busch said Thursday at Chicagoland Speedway. “He doesn’t get the win.”

Busch qualified sixth and Stewart was 32nd as Red Bull teammates Brian Vickers and Scott Speed are on the front row for Saturday night’s race in Illinois.

Vickers captured his fifth pole of the season, but has yet to finish higher than fifth.

At Daytona, Busch took the lead on the next-to-last lap and tried to fend off a hard-charging Stewart. He successfully blocked Stewart once, but when he tried to do it again Stewart hooked Busch’s right rear fender instead, sending Busch into the wall a few hundred yards from the finish.

Busch had no problem with a driver bumping the one ahead of him out of the way if it does not cause an accident.

Stewart declined to address Busch’s comments, and said he only was going to judge Busch’s view of the incident based on their earlier conversation.

“I certainly would not say that Kyle got dumped by Tony,” four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon said. “It’s not getting dumped when the guy has got a fender or bumper inside you and you turn and come across.”