NASCAR: Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar fight on pit road after Bristol
Carson Hocevar and Ryan Blaney tussled on out road Saturday night following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Hocevar finished third while Blaney’s raceday ended with a 33rd-place finish after contact from Hocevar late in Stage 3 sent Blaney into the outside retaining wall, ending his race on lap 457. The two were racing for second.
After the race, Blaney approached Hocevar on pit road and appeared to shove Hocevar.
Hocevar proceed to throw punches at Blaney, appearing to land two on his head. Blaney fell to the ground but proceeded to get up and tried to engage with Hocevar more.
At that point, personnel on pit road attempted to create distance between Blaney and Hocevar.
Blaney rushed towards Hocevar and appeared to land one punch on Hocevar before NASCAR officials moved Blaney away from Hocevar.
The entire ordeal lasted under 30 seconds.
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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