- Noah Gragson confronted Ross Chastain after the pair bought twisted up on the observe.
- A combat broke out when Gragson grabbed Chastain.
- Chastain has angered a variety of different drivers for his aggression on the observe.
NASCAR’s thrilling race at Kansas Speedway, which noticed Denny Hamlin go Kyle Larson on the ultimate lap for the win, was overshadowed by the fireworks between two drivers shortly after.
NASCAR rookie Noah Gragson’s day ended early when he misplaced management of his automotive and wrecked. The spin got here simply two laps after Ross Chastain bought near Gragson and compelled him up into the wall.
After the race, Gragson confronted Chastain, who has been on the heart of many on-track incidents. A combat broke out after Gragson grabbed Chastain, who responded by punching Gragson earlier than the drivers have been separated. After the combat, Gragson stated he was inspired by different drivers to go after Chastain and felt prefer it was time any person did.
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“No one confronts the man,” Gragson informed the Motor Racing Community. “I went down there and grabbed him. I am sick and uninterested in it. The man simply runs into everybody. While you bought guys like Chase Elliott, different guys telling you to go beat his ass … Everybody’s sick and uninterested in him, however no one goes up and will get him. I am bored with it.”
In the meantime, Chastain hinted that he punched Gragson due to one thing any person on the staff informed him.
“He got here down and grabbed a maintain of me,” Chastain informed the media. “A really huge man as soon as informed me we’ve got a no-push coverage right here at Trackhouse.”
Regardless of the place Ross Chastain goes, hassle all the time appears shut behind
Chastain has had a number of run-ins with different drivers, together with two-time champion Kyle Busch, who turned Chastain right into a verb following one race in 2022.
“We bought Chastain’d this week,” Busch informed Fox after the Richmond race. “We have been his sufferer this week.”
However Chastain’s most well-known sparring companion has been Hamlin.
After being wrecked a number of occasions by Chastain, Hamlin bought a little bit of revenge close to the top of the 2022 Pocono race as the 2 drivers battled for the lead.
Nevertheless, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, Jr. has defended Chastain in hte previous.
Junior spoke through the 2022 season about how he angered Martin Truex, Jr. after an incident with Chastain. After Chastain triggered Truex to wreck on the ultimate lap in Dover, Earnhardt, pals with each drivers, defended Chastain and his “throwback” driving fashion, saying the game wants drivers like him.