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NASCAR Chevy Drivers Throw Hands After Kansas May 2023: Video

Things got heated at Kansas Speedway during the Cup Series race on May 7th, 2023, culminating in a postrace fistfight in the pits between two NASCAR Chevy drivers.

Noah Gragson, driver of the No. 42 Chevy Camaro ZL1 race car, tracked down Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Camaro, after the checkered flag. The two Bow Tie race cars traded paint several times throughout the race, and with approximately 60 laps left in the race, Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro made contact with Gragson’s No. 42 Camaro, sending the latter for a spin.

Gragson approached Chastain on Pit Road, grabbing Chastain and prompting him to take a swing at Gragson. The scuffle continued even as the two drivers were pulled apart.

“I got tight off of [Turn] 4, for sure,” Chastain explained of the contact with Gragson. “Noah and I have a very similar attitude on the racetrack. We train together, we prepare together, and we know every little thing about each other.”

He added, “Yeah, I definitely crowded him up off of 4, and he took a swipe at us in 3, and came down and grabbed ahold of me [on Pit Road]. A very big man once told me we have a no-push policy here at [Chastain’s team] Trackhouse [Racing].”

When asked about the incident, Gragson said, “I’m sick and tired of it,” referencing Chastain’s driving style. “The guy runs into everyone. When you have guys like Chase Elliott [driver of the No. 9 Camaro] and other guys telling you to beat his ass, everyone is just sick of him.”

Meanwhile, Kyle Larson’s No. 5 NASCAR Chevy was leading on the last lap, but found himself on the receiving end of a bump from eventual race winner Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, costing him the win at the line.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Kansas Speedway, May 7, 2023
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 267 34 Toyota TRD Camry
2 2 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 85 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 1 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 267 10 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 17 23 Bubba Wallace Dr Pepper Zero Sugar Toyota 267 9 Toyota TRD Camry
5 3 1 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 267 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 6 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 8 Ford Mustang
7 21 9 Chase Elliott UniFirst Chevrolet 267 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser's Fine Foods Toyota 267 79 Toyota TRD Camry
9 5 45 Tyler Reddick McDonald's Toyota 267 23 Toyota TRD Camry
10 11 3 Austin Dillon BetMGM Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 13 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #ForTheFarmers Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
12 33 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillons/Kraft Mac & Cheese Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 18 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
14 27 16 AJ Allmendinger Action Industries Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 9 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Express Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 10 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Moen Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
17 14 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal/Body Guard Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
18 30 31 Justin Haley Celsius Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 20 6 Brad Keselowski King's Hawaiian GoTG Vol 3 Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang
20 24 7 Corey LaJoie FOE Chevrolet 267 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 19 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 26 77 Ty Dillon Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 35 51 JJ Yeley(i) Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
24 32 38 Todd Gilliland Speedy Cash Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
25 29 48 Josh Berry(i) Ally Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 23 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 266 1 Ford Mustang
27 28 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 266 0 Ford Mustang
28 34 15 Brennan Poole(i) VDL Strong/go2mro.com/donate Ford 264 0 Ford Mustang
29 22 42 Noah Gragson # Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet 262 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
30 25 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 261 0 Ford Mustang
31 15 2 Austin Cindric Freightliner Ford 260 0 Ford Mustang
32 31 14 Chase Briscoe Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 260 0 Ford Mustang
33 36 78 Josh Bilicki Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 260 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 7 54 Ty Gibbs # Monster Energy Toyota 176 0 Toyota TRD Camry
35 16 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 162 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 12 20 Christopher Bell SiriusXM Toyota 157 3 Toyota TRD Camry

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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Comments

  1. Next time just sucker punch Chastain and knock him out. Don’t give him any forewarning! He deserves an ass beating by half the field! Larson needs to kick Hamlin’s @ss too!! Too many dirty drivers in Nascar. No class or talent. Just a wreck em mentality anymore.

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    1. Bumping for the win is what bad drivers do. Desperate Denny wanted to make sure MJ knew for sure that he was a BULL too…

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  2. America’s biggest and most expensive demolition derby where the participants are spoiled brats. What ever happened to the real NASCAR?

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    1. Drivers show emotion and passion: omg they’re spoiled brats, they should just race!
      Drivers show zero emotion: omg where’s the passion! What happened to the REAL NASCAR! Back in the day things were settled in the pits!!!

      Pick one lol

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  3. Personally, I thought it was a pathetic retaliation attempt. Immediately after hitting the wall. The 42 moves down and gives the 1 a viscous love tap to show his displeasure. I don’t think the 1 got the message. The 1 is not going to change until others retaliate in kind. Then the 1 will learn it’s not beneficial to wreck others

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  4. Did Hamlin do this before to Larson that denied him the win?

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  5. Gragson’s face sure walloped The Boss’s fist!

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