Fight breaks out after Xfinity race
In two nights, Austin Cindric went from the cusp of winning on ovals to showing his ability to dominate those layouts.
As Cindric threw celebrated after his most impressive win, Harrison Burton and Noah Gragson threw punches at each other in the only real battle at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky.
Cindric dominated Friday night to sweep the NASCAR Xfinity Series doubleheader at Kentucky.
A night after racing to his first career oval victory in an overtime finish, the Team Penske driver was even stronger in the 300-mile capper.
Cindric was third in the first stage, won the second and stretched it out in the final segment. He trailed briefly on the final restart, then sliced through two cars out of Turn 2 and rolled to victory by 2.262 seconds over points leader Chase Briscoe in the No. 98 Ford.
“What we did tonight was really impressive because we ran one setup last night and won the race and came with another setup and won the race again,” said Cindric, who started 15th.
Just after Cindric celebrated, Burton and Gragson argued before throwing punches in a fight that lasted several moments before they were separated.
The two collided in the final laps, with both cars brushing the wall. The frustrations spilled over after the race, first with the drivers arguing nose to nose before they shoved each other and started duking it out.
NASCAR Trucks Series: Sheldon Creed won the Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 Saturday at Kentucky Speedway when rain washed out the final stage.
Creed won for the first time, taking the second stage just before a thunderstorm hit the track.
Creed dipped low past a group of trucks on the Lap 52 restart. He then battled Ben Rhodes’ for the lead and took control for good.
Johnny Sauter of DeForest finished fourth, Derek Kraus of Stratford eighth and Seymour’s Ty Majeski 19th.