Former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch was arrested on Tuesday night time … after authorities say they caught him driving drunk.

The 46-year-old was pulled over at round 11:30 PM in Iredell County, North Carolina … following allegations he was driving 18 MPH over the posted 45-MPH pace restrict, this in keeping with the Iredell Free Press.

The outlet, citing courtroom paperwork, reported Busch informed officers he had been ingesting previous to the cease — and elicited indicators of being wasted, together with having “crimson glassy eyes.”

Regulation enforcement says Busch had a blood-alcohol focus of .17 — greater than two instances the authorized restrict of .08 in North Carolina.

The retired racer was finally taken to a close-by detention facility … and hit with DWI, rushing, and careless and reckless driving expenses.

Hours after being launched, Busch stated in an announcement he was sorry for his actions.

“I am very disillusioned in myself and I apologize to my household, my racing household, and to my followers,” he stated. “I’ll work with the authorities to rectify the scenario and work with the county to make it a safer place sooner or later.”