The All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway was a snoozefest… till Ricky Stenhouse Jr. landed a proper hook on Kyle Busch, turning a boring race right into a dramatic showdown! NASCAR followers are buzzing forward of subsequent weekend’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte after witnessing the explosive conflict between these two drivers.
It began on the second lap of the $1 million race Sunday night time when Busch wrecked Stenhouse in what appeared like payback for earlier contact. Stenhouse, livid and together with his automotive in shambles, parked his Chevrolet in Busch’s pit stall and fumed for hours, ready for his likelihood at revenge.
When Busch lastly confirmed up at his hauler, Stenhouse was prepared. After a short trade, Stenhouse threw a proper hook at Busch, igniting a brawl that pulled in crew members from each sides-and even Stenhouse’s dad! The chaos was ultimately damaged up, however not earlier than Stenhouse vowed, “I’ll wreck you at Charlotte.”
NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. struggle after All-Star race – VIDEO
Busch, not one to again down, shot again with, “Convey it. I suck as unhealthy as you,” throwing shade at each their seasons.
NASCAR may hand out suspensions to Stenhouse, the 2023 Daytona 500 champ, his father, and crew members concerned within the struggle. Busch may also face penalties if the wreck is deemed deliberate.
Stenhouse’s anger was clear when he parked in Busch’s pit stall, stormed up the ladder, and exchanged phrases with Busch’s crew. His automotive needed to be towed away as he made his dramatic exit.
“I parked it there as a result of I figured Kyle would do one thing related,” Stenhouse mentioned, clearly seething.
Stenhouse follows via on confrontation promise, brawl ensues with Busch
In a post-race interview with Fox Sports activities, Stenhouse hinted he would confront Busch. And he did, wearing yellow shorts and a grey T-shirt, ready for Busch within the infield. He threw the punch, safety jumped in, and Stenhouse’s dad took a success from Busch. Stenhouse yelled for his dad however could not attain him within the fray.
“First lap of the race, we do not even have water temp within the automotive but and we’re wrecking one another,” Busch mentioned. “I’m bored with getting run over by everyone. However that is what everyone does: everyone runs over everyone to move everyone.“
Stenhouse shot again, “Return and watch the replay. I did not contact you. Not as soon as.”
Stenhouse took one other jab at Busch, saying he is been bad-mouthing him since a wreck at Daytona and that Busch is simply annoyed as a result of “he does not run in addition to he used to.” Busch, a two-time Cup Sequence champ, is thirteenth in factors and winless this season.
In the meantime, the All-Star Race lacked drama on the observe. Kyle Larson, arriving by helicopter from Indianapolis after qualifying for the Indy 500, and pole sitter Joey Logano dominated. Logano led all however one of many 200 laps to assert the $1 million prize, highlighting NASCAR‘s wrestle to seek out the suitable brief observe setup.
“You could not move,” runner-up Denny Hamlin mentioned. “Hats off to the observe, NASCAR and Goodyear for giving it a strive. Hopefully, we realized one thing right here for future brief tracks.” Then, with a smirk, Hamlin added, “However not less than we had an thrilling struggle ultimately. That is one thing to speak about.“
