North Wilkesboro, N.C.
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a punch at Kyle Busch, starting a melee in the garage after Sunday’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Issues started immediately in the 200-lap race.
Stenhouse was in the middle of three cars and Busch, running on the outside, hit the wall on the opening lap.
Busch quickly retaliated and hit Stenhouse’s rear bumper.
That contact sent Stenhouse's car into the wall.
Busch told Fox Sports after the race: “It’s the first lap of the race, we don’t even have water temp in the car yet and we’re wrecking each other off of (Turn) 2.” Asked about the retaliation, Busch told Fox Sports: “I’m tired of getting run over by everybody.
But that’s what everybody does.
Everybody runs over everybody to pass everybody.”