Noah Gragson has been concerned in a few on-track scuffles in latest weeks, most notably when he introduced on the wrath of ex-F1 driver Kevin Magnussen in San Diego, resulting in a viral post-race confrontation. He additionally despatched Cody Ware spinning at Sonoma after some back-and-forth with the Rick Ware Racing driver.
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he was concerned in one other skirmish, however this time it was towards Trachouse Racing’s Connor Zilisch.
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Video footage from the on-board cameras reveals Zilisch defending towards Gragson earlier than a spherical of green-flag pit stops. After making his cease, Zilisch merged again onto the monitor instantly in entrance of Gragson. He instantly began to defend once more, shifting to the within whereas racing down the backstretch.
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Watch: Gragson, Zilisch conflict on monitor, over the radio at Indy
“Motherf*****,” radioed Gragson, proper earlier than he tried to chop beneath Zilisch who was nonetheless getting on top of things. As Zilisch blocked him down the monitor, Gragson slammed into the again of the No. 88, and continued to bump him into Flip 3. Zilisch maintained management whereas Gragson slid up the monitor.
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Later throughout the first warning interval of the race, Gragson drove up subsequent to Zilisch and doored him. He then pulled to the opposite aspect of the automotive and flipped him off, making his displeasure clear.
“Inform the f***** p*** within the #88 to give up blocking,” radioed Gragson. The staff replied: “10-4. I see it. Huge image right here, man.”
On the different finish, Zilisch’s staff warned him about Gragson as he approached beneath warning, telling him “do not play video games with him” and “simply keep off of him.”
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Zilisch replied: “I am not the one working into him.”
They had been working thirty second and thirty third on the time, and that seemed to be the top of the dispute for the rest of the day. Zilisch later fell out of the race attributable to an unrelated incident, whereas Gragson completed twenty second.
These drivers have loads of time to chill off although because the NASCAR Cup Sequence enjoys its last off-weekend of the 2026 season earlier than 14 consecutive weeks of racing to finish the yr.
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