Tag: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

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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Stenhouse fined, others suspended for All-Star fight

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has been fined $75,000 for his physical altercation with Kyle Busch in the North Wilkesboro Speedway garage after Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race. Stenhouse was waiting at the back of Busch’s Richard Childress Racing hauler …

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has been fined $75,000 for his physical altercation with Kyle Busch in the North Wilkesboro Speedway garage after Sunday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race.

Stenhouse was waiting at the back of Busch’s Richard Childress Racing hauler to confront him about their on-track contact. On lap 2, Busch spun Stenhouse in Turn 2 as retaliation after being put three-wide the lap before with Michael McDowell. Busch bounced off the outside wall and chased down Stenhouse to make contact.

In the garage, the two started out by debating the incident and disagreeing on what happened. Stenhouse threw a punch that started a melee that included crew members from both teams and his father, Ricky Stenhouse Sr.

“When you wait 198 laps and you make those decisions that were made we’re going to react to that,” NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “There could have been different decisions made. Once we get to the point where it gets physical, we want the two drivers to be able to have their time to express their differences but again, once it escalates to where there’s been a physical altercation there, we’re going to react. Granted there was no tunnel, granted there was no crossover bridge, but better decisions could have been made throughout that period of time between the incident that happened on the racetrack and the incident that happened in the garage post-race.”

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Stenhouse Sr. has been indefinitely suspended for his role in the fight. He could be seen going after Busch after the punch was thrown.

JTG Daugherty Racing also had two of its crew members from Stenhouse’s team suspended.

Keith Matthews, the engine tuner, has been suspended for the next four Cup Series race weekends (through Iowa Speedway). Clint Myrick, a mechanic, has been suspended for the next eight Cup Series race weekends (through Pocono Raceway).

“When you have crew members and family members that put their hands on our athletes, our drivers, we’re going to react,” Sawyer said. “We’ve been consistent with this: When crew members get involved and family members get involved, we are going react, and that’s exactly what we did. We looked at all the audio and video from the incident on Sunday night.”

Kyle Busch was not penalized.

NASCAR could give penalties from Kyle Busch, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight

NASCAR could reveal penalties from Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s fight at the 2024 All-Star Race. Find out who NASCAR could suspend!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag]’s fight at the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race has been the main topic this week. After Busch destroyed Stenhouse in the opening laps of the All-Star Race, the driver of the No. 47 car parked in the No. 8 team’s pit stall. Then, Stenhouse waited for Busch after the race, confronted him, and fists started to fly.

However, some penalties could come from the fight, specifically to Ricky Stenhouse Sr., who fought Busch. Stenhouse Jr. had to get someone to remove his father from the fight near the end. The damage is already done, but it could result in a suspension, similar to when Nick Sanchez’s dad was suspended for his role in his son’s fight with Matt Crafton in 2023.

If penalties are handed out, Stenhouse Sr. would likely suffer the heftiest consequences, which is to be expected. As for Busch and Stenhouse Jr., neither of them will be suspended for their actions but a fine wouldn’t be surprising, especially to the JTG Daugherty Racing driver. The NASCAR penalty report will come out soon, so the wait shouldn’t be too much longer.

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Kyle Busch discusses incident with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at 2024 All-Star Race

Kyle Busch discusses the incident with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at the 2024 All-Star Race. Check out what Busch had to say about Stenhouse!

[autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag]’s night at North Wilkesboro Speedway quickly came into the picture after the start of the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race. Busch wrecked [autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] after the No. 8 car hit the wall in the opening laps. Stenhouse was not happy and proceeded to park his No. 47 car in Busch’s pit stall and waited for the All-Star Race to end.

After it ended, Stenhouse waited for Busch in the garage area as the two drivers confronted each other. The JTG Daugherty Racing driver punched Busch, and chaos ensued. Busch declined to talk about the fight after it happened but did discuss the incident that occurred during the race.

“I mean, it’s the first lap of the race,” Busch said. “We don’t even have water temp in the car yet, and we’re wrecking each other off of [Turn 2]…I’m tired of getting run over — by everybody. But that’s what everybody does. Everybody runs over everybody to pass everybody.”

Busch was clearly frustrated with the start of the All-Star Race, and Stenhouse was even more heated about the outcome. It was a crazy weekend at North Wilkesboro, which featured extreme flooding during the NASCAR Truck Series race and a fight on Sunday night. It may not count for points, but these drivers care about competing in the All-Star Race.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks about fighting Kyle Busch at 2024 All-Star Race

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. talks about fighting Kyle Busch at the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race. Check out Stenhouse had to say about Busch!

[autotag]Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[/autotag] didn’t lose any points at North Wilkesboro Speedway since it was the 2024 NASCAR All-Star Race; however, he was adamant about not losing his fight after the race. Early in the event, [autotag]Kyle Busch[/autotag] wrecked the No. 47 car. Stenhouse proceeded to say that Richard Childress should “hold his watch” after the race, referencing when the team owner fought Busch in the past.

Well, the fight didn’t disappoint. Busch and Stenhouse confronted each other in the garage, and fists flew. Following the fight, Stenhouse talked to FOX Sports 1 and discussed the incident with Busch in the garage.

“I feel like we get along with each other okay outside the race track,” Stenhouse said. “I talk to [Kyle Busch] quite a bit. I’m not sure why he was so mad that I shoved it three-wide. But, he hit the fence and kind of came off the wall and ran into me. I don’t know, when I was talking to him he kept saying that I wrecked him. 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, and I understand that. We’re a single-car team over here. We’re working really hard to go out and get better each and every weekend, and we had a really good game plan coming in. Our car was really strong Friday in practice. I was looking forward to running to the front. I think we had passed a couple cars there and I was excited for the rest of the night, and he ruined it.”

The racing itself at North Wilkesboro wasn’t great, but short-track racing produces hot tempers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Stenhouse is still frustrated with Busch, as this isn’t a one-night situation. It will be interesting to see how the two drivers race each other moving forward, with a points race coming this weekend.

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Here’s every angle of the vicious Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch fight, including a dad getting involved

This escalated quickly.

Welcome to FTW’s NASCAR Feud of the Week, where we provide a detailed breakdown of the latest absurd, funny and sometimes legitimate controversies and issues within the racing world.

In case you missed it, we got a pretty nasty fight between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kyle Busch after Sunday’s NASCAR All-Star Race.

After Busch knocked out Stenhouse early in the race, Stenhouse got in Busch’s face and threw a punch, which ended up in some chaos in the melee near the haulers.

There were a lot of cameras in the area filming the whole thing, so it’s time to take a look at every angle of it, and there’s one that shows Stenhouse’s dad, Ricky Stenhouse Sr., getting in on the action. What an absolutely wild moment.

Here are a bunch of videos: