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.” |
Wang: China willing to work for global peace and securityChina's space station lab module Mengtian ready for launchHigh heat harms cocoa production in Cote d'IvoireFeature: Eerie calm before stormRed Sea crisis mounts pressure on Asia tradeInterview: Racism, abuse of weapons fuel gun violence in U.S. society, says Egyptian expertUpdate: China unveils ShenzhouLocal brands expand overseas productionHK officials clarify fallacies over legislation of Article 23China makes significant progress in geographical indication protection