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A famous race car driver has claimed in court that his Ellicott City ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin. NASCAR driver Kurt Busch made the claim in response to an allegation that he assaulted her.

Patricia Driscoll, 37, of the 3800 block of College Avenue, filed for a protective order last fall, alleging that Busch, 36, made her fear for her safety, according to The News Journal.

According to The Washington Times, Busch told the court Driscoll was a hired killer and that if the pair was to get into a fight: “I know that she could take me down at any moment...”

While Driscoll did not address the matter in court Tuesday, she told the Associated Press in an interview afterward that the claims were “ludicrous” and based on a fictional screenplay she had been working on for eight years, the Associated Press reported.

“He clearly believes fiction is reality, and that’s all the more reason he needs help,” Driscoll said in a statement to ESPN.

Driscoll filed a complaint Nov. 5 asking for an order of protection, alleging that Busch slammed her head into a wall in his motorhome near Dover International Speedway in September and she wanted no contact to ensure her safety, according to Sporting News.

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