Kurt Busch’s Ex Girlfriend — I Don’t Need His Money … But He Needs Anger Management, STAT!

EXCLUSIVE

Kurt Busch‘s ex girlfriend only delayed reporting an alleged domestic assault because she wanted to protect his image … and desperately wanted him to get professional help for rage issues.

TMZ Sports spoke to a source very accurate to Patricia Driscoll … who clarified why Driscoll waited six weeks to go to police with allegations the NASCAR driver choked her after a September race in Dover, Delaware.

According to the source … Driscoll claims Kurt frequently flew off the handle, and she told him she would NOT go to cops if he got rage management counseling. We’re also told she knew filing a police report meant the incident would go public …which she wanted to avoid for his sake.

We broke the report … Busch denies attacking Patricia, and sources accurate to him say Driscoll’s attorney contacted Kurt’s lawyer to negotiate a financial agreement.

Our Driscoll sources say that’s BS, because Patricia is independently wealthy and doesn’t need cash from Kurt.

We’ve reached out to Busch’s legal team … no word back just yet.