NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend’s marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte.
Busch had wrecked Stenhouse on the second lap of the $1 million race Sunday night in a move that looked like retaliation for how Stenhouse had raced him earlier. Stenhouse drove his damaged Chevrolet to Busch’s pit stall and parked it, and with no way to get out of the track while the race was going on, stewed in street clothes for hours until Busch arrived at his hauler.
That’s when Stenhouse, after a brief conversation, threw a right hook at the driver of the No. 8 Chevrolet, setting off a brief melee that involved members of each driver’s crew — and Stenhouse’s father. The brawl was eventually broken up, but not before more words were exchanged from both sides and Stenhouse vowed, “I’m going to wreck you at Charlotte.”
College baseball notebook: Conference tournaments to decide NCAA automatic bids and many at
US probes whether Tesla Autopilot recall did enough to make sure drivers pay attention
Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5
Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5
Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 26
Joel Embiid has Bell's palsy: What to know about the condition
Jerry Seinfeld's commitment to the bit
Hollywood star Shia LaBeouf is spotted on the streets of Gavin and Stacey's hometown Barry
Sam Kerr's bid to get racially
Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
Husband saw his wife, 50, die trying to save their beloved Labrador from a fast