The 2024 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro was received by Joey Logano however nobody was speaking concerning the Staff Penske driver’s win afterward however the brawl between Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. that broke out within the storage. That frustration was all a byproduct of short-track racing.
Unsurprisingly, on Sunday within the 2025 model, these frustrations bubbled up but once more. Besides this time it got here one race earlier through the All-Star Open.
A number of drivers had been pissed off with one another after the 100-lap race, however probably the most notable occurred between Ty Dillon and Zane Smith. That’s as a result of after the race the Kaulig Racing driver had a short dialog with the Entrance Row Motorsports driver on pit street.
NASCAR Cup Collection drivers race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Peter Casey-Imagn Photos
A short while later, the No. 10 driver was questioned about what was mentioned.
“Coming off 4, I feel I gave him loads of room and he simply doored me about midway down the straightaway,” Dillon mentioned. “I get right-reared by (Austin) Cindric. I go him at Martinsville and he shipped me off within the nook.
Ain’t beating no one’s ass.
— Zane Smith (@ZaneSmith) May 18, 2025
“I don’t know. There’s one thing concerning the youthful guys within the sport now. They’ve by no means needed to take care of penalties. What I advised him was if he wrecks me once more I’m simply going to beat his ass.”
Smith noticed Dillon’s feedback and responded to them in a while X.
“Ain’t beating no one’s ass,” he succinctly replied.
Is it over? Each drivers return to the monitor subsequent Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600. Race protection begins at 6 p.m. ET on Prime.
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