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NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse in ‘crazy’ live TV brawl as stars trade punches in paddock after crash
NASCAR upset fans by moving the start of the race
RICKY Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch starred in NASCAR's first Brawl-Star Race.
The rivals were involved in a second-lap crash that ended their All-Star Race hopes in North Carolina.
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And they collided again off the track as Busch brought the cameras with him to confront Stenhouse Jr. after spinning him out on a turn.
Busch, 39, sent Stenhouse Jr. into the wall after the 36-year-old tried to pass him.
Stenhouse Jr. parked his wreck in Busch's pit stall and yelled at his crew.
He threw the first punch in the fracas as both teams stepped in to try and separate the drivers.
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"Lol this is crazy," tweeted one fan below a clip of the fight.
"Most exciting part of the race by far," added another.
"How many times has ricky stenhouse crashed other drivers...many many times...seen him crash a whole field at daytona," commented a third.
"Bring it, I don't give a f**k!' Busch said to Stenhouse Jr. after the men brawl. "I sucked just as bad as you. Let's go."
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"I felt like Kyle and I have always raced each other really hard...never had any issues," Stenhouse Jr. told Fox after the race. "And then I wrecked him one time at Daytona and he's been kind of bad-mouthing me ever since then.
"I feel like we get along OK outside the race track. I talk to him quite a bit.
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"Just definitely built up frustration with how he runs his mouth all the time about myself.
"But I know he's frustrated because he doesn't run near as good as he used to. I understand that.
"I don't have anything else for him. If we want to do a charity match, I would do that."
Joey Logano led for almost all of the 200 laps to scoop a $1 million prize and his second All-Star Race title.
NASCAR pushed back the start of the race to accommodate Kyle Larson.
If we want to do a charity match, I would do that.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Larson is having an extreme weekend, competing in both Indycar and NASCAR at the same time.
"UPDATE: The green-flag time for tonight's #AllStarRace has been moved to 8:30 p.m. ET to allow @KyleLarsonRacin extra time to arrive at @NWBSpeedway," NASCAR posted on X.
Fans weren't thrilled with the decision to delay the race, saying Larson shouldn't get special treatment.
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"Wow that’s crazy would it happen for every other driver?" one fan said.
"Rigged for Larson," another fan said.