Kevin Magnussen tells Noah Gragson to "f*** off" in tense NASCAR confrontation

Kevin Magnussen had an eventful NASCAR Cup debut on Sunday, beginning twenty first and operating inside the highest 20 for portion of the occasion. He even snagged the bonus level for the quickest lap close to the very finish of the race.

Magnussen completed twenty seventh within the 39-car subject, after staying out late on outdated tires, saving a recent set for a warning that by no means got here.

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It wasn’t all easy crusing for Okay-Magazine both, as he additionally had a mid-race spin, and a few run-ins with Entrance Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson.

Contact with Gragson

These two first bought into it on Lap 25, with Magnussen braking later than Gragson and slamming into the again of them. The 2 drivers then banged doorways on the straight, and Gragson aggressively blocked as they battled it out for thirty second place.

Magnussen bought again by Gragson the next lap, just for Gragson to maneuver him within the ultimate chicane.

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Later in the race, they discovered one another as soon as once more. Gragson bought forward of Magnussen as they tried to keep away from a spinning Tyler Reddick. With simply a few laps to go in Stage 2 and 37 nonetheless go in the complete race, Magnussen was proper behind Gragson and battling for fifteenth place on observe.

Magnussen bought beneath Gragson on the run into the sweeping right-hander often known as Flip 4, and made contact with the No. 4 Ford. Gragson spun and slammed the wall, struggling race-ending harm. It appeared that the No. 91 Trackhouse Chevrolet wasn’t eager to present Gragson any breaks after their earlier run-in, and even briefly throttled up within the second simply earlier than hitting Gragson’s right-rear. Magnussen continued on, unaffected by the incident apart from shedding a spot to Chase Elliott whereas checking up.

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Gragson confronts MagnussenNoah Gragson, No. 4 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford; Kevin Magnussen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Noah Gragson, No. 4 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford; Kevin Magnussen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

After the race, Gragson — now carrying avenue garments — was ready for Magnussen on pit highway. He confronted the Danish driver, and there was a heated change that lasted about 90 seconds.

Frontstretch.com’s Dalton Hopkins caught the complete interplay on video, which you could find by visiting their social media web page HERE.

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“What’s your f****** downside,” mentioned Gragson at one level. “You guys come over right here, you f****** drive off into the nook, simply since you bought fenders on it.”

“Get the f*** out of my face,” Magnussen mentioned in response. He then repeatedly advised Gragson to “f*** off” and to “get out of my face.”

Gragson continued to press the difficulty, saying: “Or what, what are you gonna do?” He repeatedly requested Magnussen what his downside was, and the ex-F1 driver in the end replied: “My downside is you in my face.”

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However Gragson refused to let it go, and continued to argue with Magnussen, who got here again with: “You do not perceive English, or what? I am saying f*** off.”

Nothing productive was mentioned in the course of the change, and so they went their separate methods on the urging of a PR rep.

Notably, that is the not the primary time Gragson bought into the face of a Trackhouse Racing driver. At Kansas Speedway in the course of the 2023 Cup season, he clashed with Ross Chastain, and confronted him after the race. Chastain didn’t present the identical restraint as Magnussen, and truly punched Gragson within the face after warning him to again off.

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Gragson has additionally had a number of different confrontations, and even fights all through his NASCAR profession, throwing punches in previous incidents with Daniel Hemric and Harrison Burton whereas racing within the decrease divisions.

Kevin Magnussen, No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet; Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Manufacturing facility Workforce Ford