While NASCAR fans were waiting for the latest skirmish between Juan Pablo Montoya and Ryan Newman, a new case of “boys, have it,” broke out at Darlington.
The latest feud involves Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. It started with around five laps to go. When Busch, Harvick, and Clint Bowyer went three-wide in a turn Bowyer got the worst of it has he went into the inside wall, but was not injured.
Busch and Harvick bumped on the straight, then it appeared that Busch’s Toyota sent Harvick’s Chevrolet out of control.
That was only the beginning. As the two drivers came down pit road following the race they jockeyed their respective cars with Busch slowly following Harvick’s Chevrolet.
Harvick got out of his car first, then went over to Busch’s Toyota and tried to throw a punch in the driver’s side window, but Busch drove his car into Harvick’s pushing it out of the way.
Their respective teams confronted each other in the pits with various officials trying to prevent a NASCAR version of bench-clearing brawl.
That’s about all the excitement, for now.
Both drivers were seen in the NASCAR “hauler,” without any rumors of further fisticuffs, which was the case on Friday, when Montoya and Newman went in to consult with NASCAR officials.
Both drivers declined to say what went on in NASCAR’s mobile headquarters.
When asked what happened on pit road Busch explained “my choices were limited, I was either going to get punched in the face and then wait for Harvick to get back in his car for me to go or just drive through his car and push it out of the way so I could get out of there and try not to get hit or anything like that. I made a judgment call there and it wasn’t one of the best choices that I had, but I pushed his car out of the way on pit road and unfortunately there was men walking down pit road.”
Harvick had less to say talking hard racing and "things happen. That's it. What do you do?"
Like last week the drivers, teams, and fans will likely have to wait until Tuesday for NASCAR’s reaction. Although based on last week’s inaction it’s going to be difficult for NASCAR to find enough of a difference to issue penalties.
The latest feud involves Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. It started with around five laps to go. When Busch, Harvick, and Clint Bowyer went three-wide in a turn Bowyer got the worst of it has he went into the inside wall, but was not injured.
Busch and Harvick bumped on the straight, then it appeared that Busch’s Toyota sent Harvick’s Chevrolet out of control.
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That was only the beginning. As the two drivers came down pit road following the race they jockeyed their respective cars with Busch slowly following Harvick’s Chevrolet.
Harvick got out of his car first, then went over to Busch’s Toyota and tried to throw a punch in the driver’s side window, but Busch drove his car into Harvick’s pushing it out of the way.
Their respective teams confronted each other in the pits with various officials trying to prevent a NASCAR version of bench-clearing brawl.
That’s about all the excitement, for now.
Both drivers were seen in the NASCAR “hauler,” without any rumors of further fisticuffs, which was the case on Friday, when Montoya and Newman went in to consult with NASCAR officials.
Both drivers declined to say what went on in NASCAR’s mobile headquarters.
When asked what happened on pit road Busch explained “my choices were limited, I was either going to get punched in the face and then wait for Harvick to get back in his car for me to go or just drive through his car and push it out of the way so I could get out of there and try not to get hit or anything like that. I made a judgment call there and it wasn’t one of the best choices that I had, but I pushed his car out of the way on pit road and unfortunately there was men walking down pit road.”
Harvick had less to say talking hard racing and "things happen. That's it. What do you do?"
Like last week the drivers, teams, and fans will likely have to wait until Tuesday for NASCAR’s reaction. Although based on last week’s inaction it’s going to be difficult for NASCAR to find enough of a difference to issue penalties.