WATCH:” I’m sick and tired of it,” Ross Chastain lands a sweeping right hook on Noah Gragson as Jimmie Johnson’s driver finally snaps

JGR driver Denny Hamlin last week on his podcast asked the drivers to show the courage to confront Ross Chastain.

WATCH:” I’m sick and tired of it,” Ross Chastain lands a sweeping right hook on Noah Gragson as Jimmie Johnson’s driver finally snaps

Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson fights at Kansas

Kansas Speedway witnessed the Joe Gibbs Racing legacy in the making. Denny Hamlin scored his first win of the 2023 season. Also, the 400th NASCAR win for JGR. His win came under controversial circumstances as he bumped Kyle Larson to the wall to take the lead on the final lap. But it was once again Ross Chastain and his aggressive driving the event’s headliner.

Ross Chastain spun LEGACY MOTOR CLUB rookie Noah Gragson with just 60 laps left in the race. The No:42 driver wasn’t having a good day, and Chastain worsened it. No:1 Trackhouse Chevy driver scored yet another impressive top 5 and showcased his ability to get out o tussles unharmed.

Many drivers had tussles with the Trackhouse driver, and most often, Chastain was the aggressor. Those drivers made their displeasure known via post-race comments, but none were ready to confront him. The ROTY contender, on the other hand, snapped and confronted Chastain without hesitation during his post-race media interaction.

Noah Gragson walked up to the No:1 driver and put his hands on his rival’s race suit demanding answers to the aggression. Last year’s championship runners-up asked the 2022 Xfinity runners-up to stop, but he didn’t listen. Amidst the back and forth of words, Ross Chastain landed a clean right hook on Gragson. The Rookie tried to get back but was carried away from the situation by the onlookers denying him the chance to get back.

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Here is what Ross Chastain and Noah Gragson said after the incident

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Ross Chastain punsches Noah Gragson

The rookie pointed out that everyone in the cup garage is disappointed and upset with Chastain’s driving style. He said, “I’m sick and tired of it. The guy runs into everyone. When you have guys like Chase Elliott and other guys telling you to beat his ass, everyone is just sick of him,”.

Gragson said that he snapped because he had the balls to confront him. He said, “We’re Chevrolet teammates. Didn’t work with us there and then fenced us here and I’m just over it. Nobody else has the balls to at least confront him. So, if you at least don’t grab him and do something, he’s just gonna keep doing it. I’m over it. It’s the second time,”.

Chastain pointed out that he did cause the spin, and both having a similar attitude might have caused the issue. He said, “I got tight off four for sure. Noah and I have a very similar attitude on the race track. We train together, we prepare together, we know every little bit about each other. I definitely crowded him out of four.”

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