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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks about big NASCAR Cup win at Talladega in 2024

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks about his big NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway in 2024. Check out what Stenhouse had to say!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] hasn’t competed upfront much throughout the 2024 NASCAR season, but he took full advantage of the opportunity on Sunday afternoon. With help from William Byron, Stenhouse was able to surge ahead of Brad Keselowski to win at Talladega Superspeedway. The victory is tied for the seventh-closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

Following the event, Stenhouse climbed out of his car and showed major excitement after his first win since the 2023 Daytona 500. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver discussed his big win at Talladega.

“It felt really good,” Stenhouse said. “We had our Chevy teammates behind us, and I was hoping [Kyle Larson] wasn’t going to push [Brad Keselowski] that hard. I knew [William Byron] was probably going to try and get to the line there. But, man, this team has put a lot of hard work in. Obviously, we haven’t won since the [Daytona 500] in ’23.”

“It’s been an up-and-down season. It was a lot of hard work this season just trying to find a little bit of speed, but we knew that this track is one of ours to come get. So for all of our Southern Mississippi people, appreciate you all coming. This means a lot, winning here.”

Stenhouse is the ninth driver to end a 40-plus race winless streak during the 2024 Cup Series season, and it came at a great time. The driver of the No. 47 car won NASCAR’s final superspeedway race of the year, which is always his best opportunity. Stenhouse can now celebrate as a winner in 2024, as he has won in two straight Cup Series seasons.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins second Round of 12 race at Talladega, full results

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins the second Round of 12 race at Talladega Superspeedway. Check out the full results and race recap from Talladega!

The NASCAR Cup Series arrived at Talladega Superspeedway and the drama was through the roof. Between four-wide racing and a 28-car pileup that made NASCAR history, the playoffs were drastically impacted. Chris Buescher won Stage 1, while Austin Cindric won Stage 2; however, a non-playoff driver found his way to victory lane.

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] won the 2024 YellaWood 500 at Talladega, earning his first win of the year. Stenhouse was able to use a late push in the final moments to beat Brad Keselowski by a margin of 0.006 seconds. It is the third-closest finish of the 2024 NASCAR season and the seventh-closest in the sport’s history in the Cup Series,

Stenhouse hadn’t entered victory lane since the 2023 Daytona 500, so this win was special for JTG Daugherty Racing. The driver of the No. 47 car was strong after the final pit stops and earned the victory. Stenhouse now has at least one win in two straight seasons.

NASCAR results from Talladega in October 2024:

  1. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  2. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
  3. No. 24 William Byron (P)
  4. No. 5 Kyle Larson (P)
  5. No. 43 Erik Jones
  6. No. 20 Christopher Bell (P)
  7. No. 7 Justin Haley
  8. No. 3 Austin Dillon
  9. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
  10. No. 11 Denny Hamlin (P)
  11. No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
  12. No. 15 Cody Ware
  13. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
  14. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
  15. No. 16 Shane van Gisbergen
  16. No. 48 Alex Bowman (P)
  17. No. 17 Chris Buescher
  18. No. 51 Correy LaJoie
  19. No. 8 Kyle Busch
  20. No. 45 Tyler Reddick (P)
  21. No. 71 Zane Smith
  22. No. 78 B.J. McLeod
  23. No. 38 Todd Gilliland
  24. No. 62 Anthony Alfredo
  25. No. 10 Noah Gragson
  26. No. 99 Daniel Suarez (P)
  27. No. 44 J.J. Yeley
  28. No. 13 A.J. Allmendinger
  29. No. 9 Chase Elliott (P)
  30. No. 14 Chase Briscoe (P)
  31. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
  32. No. 2 Austin Cindric (P)
  33. No. 22 Joey Logano (P)
  34. No. 21 Harrison Burton
  35. No. 41 Ryan Preece
  36. No. 4 Josh Berry
  37. No. 34 Michael McDowell
  38. No. 31 Daniel Hemric
  39. No. 12 Ryan Blaney (P)
  40. No. 1 Ross Chastain

‘I did what I felt like I needed to do’ Keselowski says about not blocking Stenhouse at Talladega

Brad Keselowski didn’t throw a block coming to the finish in Sunday’s Cup Series YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway, and among those surprised was winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Keselowski chose to remain on the bottom and hoped his drafting help – …

Brad Keselowski didn’t throw a block coming to the finish in Sunday’s Cup Series YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway, and among those surprised was winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Keselowski chose to remain on the bottom and hoped his drafting help – Kyle Larson – was enough to potentially drag race Stenhouse to the finish line. But Stenhouse had a better run on the outside lane, with help from William Byron, to make the pass and have enough to get to the finish line first.

The margin of victory was just 0.006s.

“They were going to split me, which is what I would do if I were them,” Keselowski said of his decision. “I didn’t feel like I had a shot to move up in front of the No. 47. We didn’t have enough smoke with the No. 24 pushing him; he would have just driven right around us and we’d have been swallowed.

“I did what I felt like I needed to do and got a good push from the No. 5, but it wasn’t enough.”

The field was largely in the same two-by-two formation coming to the finish as it was when the overtime attempt began. Keselowski chose the bottom while Stenhouse was on the outside. Larson lined up behind Keselowski while Byron was behind Stenhouse. Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch were in the third row, and Busch was shuffled out on the final lap when no one went with him to the third lane.

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Stenhouse led Keselowski, Byron, and Larson across the finish line. Erik Jones made it to fifth as Bell finished sixth.

“[I was] very surprised,” Stenhouse said. “I would say Kyle [Larson] and I are the best friends out there you could have, and Kyle wins a lot of races and I know that he’s probably going to help me out as much as he can, so I was really shocked. I was waiting for the block, and I was going to decide whether I was clear enough to get to his inside and get in front of the No. 5 or hang a right and take our momentum with the No. 24.

“Yeah, I was super shocked that he didn’t make that right-hand [move].”

Once again, it was another second-place finish for Keselowski at the Alabama superspeedway. In the spring race, he went for a final-lap move on leader Michael McDowell, but contact between the two allowed Tyler Reddick to drive by when a crash broke out.

“It’s a good finish for us,” Keselowski said. “We’ve been knocking on the door of these plate tracks. I hate that we didn’t bust through with a win, but I’m happy to be right there in contention.”

Stenhouse ekes out three-wide win in Talladega overtime

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off the field in overtime to claim the victory in a dramatic NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron by a mere 0.006s in a thrilling three-wide finish. …

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. held off the field in overtime to claim the victory in a dramatic NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – edging Brad Keselowski and William Byron by a mere 0.006s in a thrilling three-wide finish.

That heart-stopping finish was indicative of the afternoon of competition at NASCAR’s biggest track (2.66-mile), which once again lived up to its reputation and provided a thrilling Playoff race that has major implications for the championship contenders.

 

A massive 27-car accident with five laps remaining brought out a red flag and stopped the race for nearly 10 minutes. The incident affected eight of the 12 Playoff cars in varying degrees. There is only one more race remaining in this round to settle which eight drivers advance to the next round of championship competition.

Stenhouse, the 36-year-old Mississippi native who is not Playoff-eligible, hoisted his fourth career trophy – all coming at superspeedway tracks – and first in 65 races. His No. 47 JTG-Daugherty Chevrolet led 19 of the 195 laps, including the all-important last one after a side-to-battle with six-time Talladega winner Keselowski and this year’s Daytona 500 winner Byron.
This marks the third time in the five Playoff races that a non-Playoff driver has hoisted the race trophy.

“Felt really good. We had our Chevy teammates behind us and I was hoping Kyle [Busch] wouldn’t push the No. 6 [Keselowski] that hard, I knew the No. 24 was going to try to get to the line,’’ said Stenhouse, who scored his first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega in 2017.

“Man, this team has put a lot of hard work in and obviously we haven’t won since the Daytona 500 in ’23. It’s been an up and down season, a lot of hard work this season trying to find a little bit of speed, but we knew this track is one of ours to come get it.’’

The finish was set-up after the vast incident that took out several front-running cars and affected all but four Playoff drivers. Team Penske’s Austin Cindric – who essentially needed a victory to earn an automatic berth in the next Playoff round – was leading the race, having exchanged the top spot multiple time with Stenhouse in the closing 20 laps.

With five laps remaining, Cindric’s leading No. 2 Ford was hit from behind on the backstretch by Keselowski’s No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Ford which triggered an accordion-style accident from three rows behind the leader. Harrison Burton’s No. 21 Ford struck Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford that then pushed Keselowski’s car forward and into Cindric.

The aftermath collected 28 cars in all, completely sidelining Cindric, who was credited with a 32nd place finish, his Penske teammate Logano (33rd), and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe (30th).

“Obviously incredibly frustrated,’’ Cindric said. “Just really proud of my team and the full execution of the day. We got that stage win (second stage) and put ourselves at the front of that green flag pit cycle and had another shot [to win].

“I don’t feel like complaining right now; I’m too [angry] and it won’t do anything. But proud of the team. We’ve brought really fast race cars to every single race of the Playoffs and we’re going to have to bring another one next week and I need to go out and do my job.’’

His Penske teammate Logano, who was similarly frustrated, said there was nothing he could have done to avoid the accident.

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“I don’t think we could have done anything much different,’’ the two-time series champion said. “We had the bottom working fairly well and by the time we got off [Turn 2], the push from the No. 21 (Burton) that transferred to the No. 6 (Keselowski) that transferred to the 2 (Cindric) just at a bad angle. And off he went.’’

Other Playoff drivers affected in the accident included perennial Talladega race favorite Chase Elliott, who finished 29th after pitting for repairs following the accident.

Regular season champion Tyler Reddick was also in the accident and rallied to finish 20th. Alex Bowman, who was involved in two accidents on the day, finished 16th,

Reigning series champion Ryan Blaney ran among the leaders and scored points in both stages but was eliminated from competition mid-race in the day’s first multiple car accident, leaving him 39th of the 40 starters.
On the up-side, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson finished fourth, tying his best ever Talladega finish — only his second top five at the track in 20 races.

Non-Playoff driver Erik Jones was fifth.

Another Playoff competitor, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, was sixth, followed by Justin Haley, Austin Dillon, Bubba Wallace and Bell’s fellow Playoff driver and JGR teammate Denny Hamlin in 10th,

With Byron’s finish, he becomes the first and only Playoff driver to secure a position in the next eight-race round. Bell is next in the standings, holding a 57-point advantage on the Playoff cutoff line, followed by Larson, Hamlin, Bowman, Blaney, Reddick and Elliott.

Elliott is 13 points ahead of Logano going into next week’s road course race at the Charlotte ROVAL – the final race of this Playoff round which will set the next eight-driver round. Daniel Suarez, who rallied to a 26th place finish despite spending most of the race recovering from a pre-race penalty for equipment violations, is now 20 points behind Elliott for that final transfer position.

Cindric and Briscoe are 29 and 32 points back, respectively, essentially needing a victory at Charlotte.

The final race of this Playoff round is next Sunday, the Bank of America ROVAL400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (2 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). A.J. Allmendinger is the defending race winner.

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Underdog role suits Stenhouse

Ricky Stenhouse has been a NASCAR Cup Series racer since 2011, chalking up 430 races in that time, claiming three wins and 24 top-five finishes. The JTG-Daugherty Racing driver – Stenhouse recently re-signed a multiyear contract with the one-car …

Ricky Stenhouse has been a NASCAR Cup Series racer since 2011, chalking up 430 races in that time, claiming three wins and 24 top-five finishes. The JTG-Daugherty Racing driver – Stenhouse recently re-signed a multiyear contract with the one-car team he first joined in 2020 – is widely seen as the consummate NASCAR underdog, which is a perception he’s fine with.

“Yeah, man, the underdog thing, it’s interesting,” said Stenhouse. “We show up to win just like everybody else. If you want to succeed at this sport, that’s the mindset you have to have. I think we re-evaluate once practice is over, where we are at on the weekend as a team and what realistic expectations are for the race. I think my team and myself, we’re up for that challenge of being an underdog and not being the favorite to go out and win each and every week. To me, I think it takes really strong confidence in yourself and in your team to take on that role.

“I think it’s easy being a favorite. You know, it comes with its different challenges, for sure. Mentally, and how you have to dig deep as a race team, I think being an underdog is pretty difficult. It takes a special group and I think we’ve got a good group to do that.”

Fully committed to the JTG-Daugherty organization, Stenhouse feel that the No. 47 Cup team is a unique team with calculated goals and a determined, fighting spirit.

“Yeah, we are a brotherhood,” said Stenhouse. “And we’ve got some cool things coming down the pipeline that I feel are going to make our team even stronger. When you’re an underdog, you’re not working race-by-race necessarily, you’re working for years in advance. Signing a multiyear deal there and knowing who our people are allows us to work on those goals together. It’s not trying to flip something and light the world on fire overnight. Having those things in place is definitely beneficial for a small team like us.

“Like this past weekend at Kansas, we were working on some things trying to get our cars faster and I think we achieved that. The results don’t show it because we got a flat tire in that third stage that killed our good run. I left the weekend bummed about the finish, but excited about the future. You’ve got to make sure you look at all aspects of the weekend and take that into consideration and move forward with it. It wasn’t a lost weekend, even though the results were not where I felt like we should have finished.”

With six races remaining on the ’24 Cup schedule, Stenhouse and company have a goal in mind they feel is realistic to achieve when the checkered flag waves at Phoenix next month.

“We’ve got our sights set on top 25 in points,” said Stenhouse, who currently stands 27th. “You know, we were there after Atlanta; we had a strong run at Atlanta. Then we got caught in that first-lap wreck at Watkins Glen; we were not as strong at Bristol as we needed to be, or what we normally are. At Kansas, we were back to running how we felt like we should and we got a flat tire. We’ve got our backs against the way when it comes to that, but we’ve still got six races left to achieve that and that’s more than enough time to get the job done. I would say that’s the number one goal on our list.

“The second is to trying to come up with a better package at different racetracks. So we’ve got Homestead and Las Vegas, which are the two mile-and-a-half racetracks that we have left. I think we learned a lot at Kansas that can prepare us for those racetracks. We’re trying to get those dialed in a little bit better. Our speedway racing is good. I’m confident in that. I think our road course program is close. We’ve got one of those races left this season, as well as two short tracks left this year with Martinsville and Phoenix. I would say those are two of our toughest racetracks as far as trying to get speed and a good balance in our car. That is something that we will continue to work on. I think we’ve got enough different racetracks left that hopefully we can hit on something that we can continue to work on in the off-season.”

There’s plenty of variety coming up, with this weekend on the 2.66-mile Talladega Superspeedway, followed up by the reconfigured 2.28-mile Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

“Yes, it’s a crazy mixed bag!” said Stenhouse, who was a winner at Talladega in 2017. “Obviously, I’d love to be in the playoffs, but, man, I tell you what, being in the playoffs and going to two races like that is definitely treacherous, right? When you’re not in the playoffs, you go to a place like Talladega, you don’t want to cause an issue that’s going to mess up a playoff guy. But you’ve still got to go compete for your team and your partners and all your fans.

“Yeah, I’m looking forward to Talladega. Obviously we know how to win there. I think that’s our best shot before the season is up. So we are going to put a big effort into getting that done. We’ll see what shakes out, but the Roval, it’s a unique and fun racetrack. It’s difficult. They made some changes to the layout and the configuration, so everybody is kind of going to be learning that as we go throughout that weekend. All in all, it’s going to be a fun rest of the year.”

Looking back at his 2024 body of work, though, the underdog admits it hasn’t all been fun.

“No, I’m not happy with it. I think we’re disappointed, for sure,” he admitted. “But I think we’ve learned a lot more recently. I guess you can kind of sum up that as the more we learn, we can kind of see where we have been at a deficit. Now it is trying to make that deficit up. It does make us feel a little bit better about the potential in our cars if we do all the right things.

“We’re definitely unhappy with it. I think we averaged basically a top-17 finish in 2023 and we have not achieved anywhere close to that this year. I think that’s a big bummer. It’s taking a step backwards. Obviously we know it is in us to get those good finishes. We did it last year, so that’s something that we’ll keep striving for.”

That striving will continue in the offseason.

“Us as a team, we will just continue to define our process. I think that is another thing we can get better at,” he said. “It’s just refining and getting our process dialed in. I think we have a decent process, but it can better. That’s something that is just kind of trial and error. We did things different towards the end of last year in hopes of being a little bit better this year and I think it has helped in some aspects of our season, but there are also some areas that still need some work. We’re just continuing to do that and we’ll figure those things out in the off-season.

“I want to go back and do a deep dive back into some of these racetracks and races where we struggled. Hopefully we hit on a few things. That way when we roll out of the gate next year, we have a better starting point than what we did this year. A lot of things to work on. The good news is that the cars are not changing a whole lot, but we still have to keep up with the times and the setups and everything everyone is doing. I think we got behind on that, but we are trying to claw our way back.”

 

JTG still undecided on appeal for Stenhouse punch penalty

JTG Daugherty Racing is still mulling over whether they will appeal the penalties levied against them by NASCAR for the fight between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch at North Wilkesboro Speedway before the Tuesday 5 p.m. ET deadline. “We’re still …

JTG Daugherty Racing is still mulling over whether they will appeal the penalties levied against them by NASCAR for the fight between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch at North Wilkesboro Speedway before the Tuesday 5 p.m. ET deadline.

“We’re still undecided,” Stenhouse said Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of the Coca-Cola 600. “I think we spent all week really focused on racing here at Charlotte and what we needed to do to run well. We’ve got until next week to figure that out. Our main focus was just getting back on track and making sure we have a strong run Sunday.”

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Stenhouse confronted the Richard Childress Racing driver at his hauler after the NASCAR All-Star Race, unhappy after contact on lap two ended his race. Although the two didn’t appear to agree on what happened on track when Stenhouse made it three-wide, and Busch bounced off the wall, it escalated when Stenhouse punched Busch.

The punch resulted in a brawl between the two organizations, and Stenhouse’s father also got involved. Busch was not penalized for his part in the fight or for purposely wrecking Stenhouse.

“I’ve got a ton of respect for what Kyle has done in a race car – it’s more than most people in this garage area (have done) combined,” Stenhouse said. “But I lost a lot of respect for him crashing us on purpose, especially in that moment. I’m not going to waste my time trying to get him back at Charlotte.

“If we focus on what we’re capable of doing here, I think we’ll be able to accomplish a really good race tomorrow night.”

During the melee, Stenhouse was heard saying he would wreck Busch this weekend. However, a day later, Stenhouse admitted that the comment had been made in the heat of the moment.

Stenhouse was fined $75,000 by NASCAR, which is the largest fine in the sport’s history issued to a driver for fighting. Richard ‘Ricky’ Stenhouse Sr. was suspended indefinitely, and two of JTG Daugherty Racing’s crew members were suspended.

Stenhouse and Busch have not talked since last weekend’s incident. Stenhouse also has not spoken to NASCAR as the sanctioning awaits whether the fine is paid or appealed.

The fine raised eyebrows and confused Stenhouse’s fellow drivers. The reaction was not just to the amount but also to the sport using it as promotional material.

“It’s cool to see,” Stenhouse said. “I’d say 90% of the Cup field kind of think the same way, and it seems to be about 95% of our fanbase think the same way. So that’s nice to have all of them in our corner. I don’t know if that helps or not – it’s still 75 grand that I’ve got to pay. But it does make you feel good that at least most of the people in the industry are feeling the same way.”

Busch says NASCAR’s All-Star fight penalties are ‘not my problem’

Kyle Busch had no clear stance on the penalties handed down this week to JTG Daugherty Racing after the altercation between the two sides at North Wilkesboro Speedway. “NASCAR levies penalties,” Busch said Saturday after the Xfinity Series race at …

Kyle Busch had no clear stance on the penalties handed down this week to JTG Daugherty Racing after the altercation between the two sides at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

“NASCAR levies penalties,” Busch said Saturday after the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. “That’s not my problem.”

Busch was confronted in the garage last weekend by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the two made contact on lap two in the NASCAR All-Star Race. The initial discussion, in which Stenhouse argued that he never touched Busch, turned physical when Stenhouse punched the Richard Childress Racing driver. In doing so, it resulted in individuals from both teams and Stenhouse’s father getting involved in a brawl.

NASCAR fined Stenhouse $75,000 and indefinitely suspended Ricky Stenhouse Sr. JTG Daugherty Racing had two of its crew members from Stenhouse’s No. 47 team suspended. Keith Matthews, the engine tuner, was suspended for four races and Clint Myrick, a mechanic, was suspended for eight races.

“It doesn’t matter whether I agree or not, NASCAR makes the penalties,” Busch said.

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The incident started on the first lap when Stenhouse made it three-wide in Turns 1 and 2, with Busch on the far outside. Busch bounced off the wall and, a lap later, ran into Stenhouse until the No. 47 spun and hit the outside wall.

Stenhouse could not leave the racetrack because North Wilkesboro has no tunnel, and he promised in his media interviews that he would confront Busch. After seeing the replays, Busch said “maybe” he could have done something different.

“I walked into the situation,” he said, “It was calm to start and escalated from there.”

However, Busch said he does not feel differently about the situation after watching the replays of what happened on the racetrack.

“Nope,” Busch said. “I gave extra room, and when I was dragging the fence, he smashed [into] my door.”

Busch has not talked to Stenhouse since last weekend. He does not anticipate any further contact from Stenhouse in the Coca-Cola 600.

“I don’t need a fight with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,” Busch said when asked if he’s moved on and it’s over. “I need a fight with the top three guys so I can start winning some races.”

Chase Elliott calls out NASCAR over recent penalty for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Chase Elliott calls out NASCAR over the recent penalty for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Find out what Elliott had to say about NASCAR!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] punched Kyle Busch in the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and there were steep consequences. Stenhouse’s father, Richard Stenhouse, was suspended indefinitely, while the driver of the No. 47 car was fined $75,000. The penalty shook the NASCAR world, as several drivers, reporters, and others called out the sport for promoting the fight.

This includes [autotag]Chase Elliott[/autotag], who didn’t learn about Stenhouse’s fine amount until Friday. When Elliott was asked about Stenhouse’s fine, he didn’t hold back words and said what many drivers have been thinking all week.

“Seventy-five thousand? Wow,” Elliott said. “I heard he got fined, but I didn’t know it was $75,000. Yeah, that’s a lot. That’s a lot of money. That seems wild to me. That seems like a lot for that situation. You’re going to fine him, but you’re going to promote with it? Like, what are we doing? That’s a little strange to me.”

“That’s a lot of money to fine a guy. It’s not OK, but we’re going to blast it all over everything to get more clicks. I don’t really agree with that.”

Elliott is one of several drivers shocked about the penalty, including Daniel Suarez, who said something very similar. Even Dale Earnhardt Jr. was surprised that Stenhouse was fined that much money for what he did to Busch. It’ll be fascinating to see what comes of these complaints from the drivers, even if NASCAR doesn’t change anything moving forward.

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Richard Childress calls out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after 2024 All-Star Race

Richard Childress calls out Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race. Find out what Childress said about Stenhouse!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] waited for Kyle Busch in the garage area at North Wilkesboro Speedway and made it worth his time after the No. 47 car was destroyed in the opening laps of the 2024 All-Star Race. Stenhouse waited for Busch to enter the garage, and a fight came soon after. Stenhouse punched Busch, and chaos ensued at North Wilkesboro.

Following the event, Richard Childress Racing over Richard Childress talked to Chris Weaver about Stenhouse’s comments to Busch during the fight. Childress didn’t hold back on Stenhouse.

“I would’ve jumped right in the middle of it,” Childress said. “I don’t fight as fair as I used to. I’m a little older, but [Ricky Stenhouse Jr.] said that he was going to wreck the No. 8 car at Charlotte. Well, when I see him, I’m gonna tell him, if he does, I’m older, but I just changed my style of fighting. He’ll carry a rough [expletive] beating.”

Childress certainly won’t allow Stenhouse to wreck Busch at Charlotte if he does decide to go that route. If it happens, Childress will certainly show his displeasure with Stenhouse. It will be fascinating to see if anything comes from this fight at North Wilkesboro. Will Stenhouse retaliate on the race track, or will this mark the end of the feud?

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NASCAR gives big penalty to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s camp for fighting Kyle Busch

NASCAR gives a big penalty to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s camp for fighting Kyle Busch. Check out who is suspended from this NASCAR fight!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag] fought after the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and the consequences of that scuffle have been revealed. Stenhouse Jr. has been fined a whopping $75,000 for his role in the scuffle, while his father, Richard Stenhouse, has been suspended indefinitely after fighting with Busch.

Meanwhile, two JTG Daugherty Racing drivers have been suspended. Team mechanic Clint Myrick was suspended for the next eight Cup Series races. which will go through the race at Pocono Raceway on July 14. Also, team tuner Keith Matthews was suspended for the next four Cup Series events, which will go through the race at Iowa Speedway on June 16.

Busch and everyone from Richard Childress Racing were not fined or suspended for their roles in the fight at North Wilkesboro. Stenhouse and JTG Daugherty Racing will have the option to appeal the penalties issued on Wednesday. As of now, it’s unclear whether Stenhouse or the NASCAR team will appeal the penalties.

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