NASCAR pit fight brawl has ended with two men in custody at Friday night. In the world of NASCAR, testosterone filled men (Sorry Danica Patrick) bumping and grinding on the track and in pit-road skirmishes and disagreements often boil down to schoolyard challenges of one's manhood. Much less frequently does it wind up with one driver kicking another in his manhood.
According to fox sports , such was the unfortunate case between drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott at the end of Friday’s ToyotaCare 250.
The relatively calm, clean race at the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond International Raceway turned intense over the final 50 laps.
By the time the brouhaha was over, both drivers found themselves in consultation with officials. The conflict then spilled over into the motorcoach lot.
Scott suffered minor damage to his car in a crash with 39 laps left and was in the home stretch, placed 15th, before an intentional brush from Piquet with only 10 laps to go put Scott into the outside wall and cost him more positions.
In retaliation, Scott cut across Piquet's path on the cool-down lap. Once both men were out of their cars, Piquet shoved Scott away before kicking him in the crotch.
"A part of me told me that he was going to hit me for 15th place, and then he did," said Scott, who wound up 20th. "I was just showing my displeasure with him after the race and then things escalated. I went to talk to him, I was a little heated and the camera probably shows it, but he kicks me right below the belt, which I think is a below-the-belt type of shot." According to Fox Sports April 27
Both went their separate ways after getting a stern talking-to from race officials.
"I think we both just got frustrated with each other and things happen," Piquet said as he marched back to his team hauler. "We both got angry and it's one of those things. Both of us think that we're right and we're both frustrated, so I mean, it's racing. We're racing hard and it happens. I'm sorry."
According to fox sports , such was the unfortunate case between drivers Nelson Piquet Jr. and Brian Scott at the end of Friday’s ToyotaCare 250.
The relatively calm, clean race at the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Richmond International Raceway turned intense over the final 50 laps.
By the time the brouhaha was over, both drivers found themselves in consultation with officials. The conflict then spilled over into the motorcoach lot.
Scott suffered minor damage to his car in a crash with 39 laps left and was in the home stretch, placed 15th, before an intentional brush from Piquet with only 10 laps to go put Scott into the outside wall and cost him more positions.
In retaliation, Scott cut across Piquet's path on the cool-down lap. Once both men were out of their cars, Piquet shoved Scott away before kicking him in the crotch.
"A part of me told me that he was going to hit me for 15th place, and then he did," said Scott, who wound up 20th. "I was just showing my displeasure with him after the race and then things escalated. I went to talk to him, I was a little heated and the camera probably shows it, but he kicks me right below the belt, which I think is a below-the-belt type of shot." According to Fox Sports April 27
Both went their separate ways after getting a stern talking-to from race officials.
"I think we both just got frustrated with each other and things happen," Piquet said as he marched back to his team hauler. "We both got angry and it's one of those things. Both of us think that we're right and we're both frustrated, so I mean, it's racing. We're racing hard and it happens. I'm sorry."