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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fined $75K For Punching Kyle Busch: Video

After the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro on May 19th, 2024, NASCAR Chevy drivers Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got into a brawl. Stenhouse threw a punch at Busch after what initially appeared to be a calm conversation as crewmembers and family entered the melee, and he’s now been fined $75,000 for his actions.

As per NASCAR’s penalty report, Stenhouse and several of his crewmembers, as well as his father, Richard Stenhouse, were found to be in violation of the NASCAR Code of Conduct outlined in Sections 4.4.D in the NASCAR Rule Book. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. himself must pay $75,000. Team mechanic Clint Myrick was suspended for the next eight Cup Series events, tuner Keith Matthews was suspended from the next four races, and Richard Stenhouse has been banned from NASCAR events indefinitely.

“I think it’s fair to say that when you have crewmembers and family members that put their hands on our drivers, we’re going to react,” NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition, Elton Sawyer, said. “There’s not a lot of detail I’m going to get into due to the fact that these are appealable penalties, and I want to make sure that we’re fair to that process.

He added, “With that being said, and we’ve been consistent about this, when crew members and family members get involved, we are going to react. That’s exactly what we did.”

The conflict stemmed from an incident on Lap 2. Stenhouse’s No. 47 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 tried to split the middle, going three-wide with Busch’s No. 8 Camaro on the outside lane. The two race cars made contact, and Busch felt as though he’d been wronged. Busch then went after Stenhouse, ramming his rear bumper several times before sending the No. 47 Camaro into the outside wall. Stenhouse was unable to continue racing after the wreck. In retaliation, he drove his damaged race car onto Pit Road and parked it in Busch’s stall for track safety workers to collect and tow away.

See the postrace fight between Busch and Stenhouse in the video below.

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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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  1. Ricky Jr. should have been suspended, too, in addition to the fines. This behavior does nothing to promote NASCAR racing in a positive light. While I’m sure that there are a some fans that enjoy seeing this type of childish behavior, it’s not a way to draw new race fans that enjoy other forms of racing (F1, IndyCar, Endurance, etc.). Other types of racing don’t tolerate this crap. It’s time for NASCAR to truly nip it in the bud.

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    1. Ehh maybe but I showed the fight to my non nascar friends and they LOVED it and want to watch next week, people like drama and personality lol

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    2. “Other types of racing don’t tolerate this crap”

      F1 cars cost $15 million each. If I’m a team owner my drivers are going to be cool-headed professionals.

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  2. Too bad Stenhouse didn’t break Busch’s jaw. That SOB has given NASCAR a pass as far as many spectators have quit watching.

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  3. I applaud you Ricky, you should be given an automatic berth into the playoffs. Maybe you can try Hamlin this weekend!

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  4. What’s a $75k fine to these guys?

    Multi-race suspension and loss of points would be more like it. Season to life disqualification for a repeat.

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  5. Bout time something exiting happened in NASCAR. Haven’t watched in years with the boring cookie cutter cars. Watch some you-tube videos from the 60’s to 80’s , now that was racing and there was some fights. Not these hired drivers that don’t do a darn thing to their cars except drive.

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  6. Ricky is my new HERO!!!!!

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