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Race-Baiting NASCAR Driver Physically Assaults Opponent After Crashing Him


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Race-baiting NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace may have just gotten himself into some real trouble following an ugly incident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Wallace went ballistic after another driver, Kyle Larson, appeared to bump him into the wall after attempting an unsuccessful three-wide pass.

Wallace immediately retaliated by chasing Larson down in his car and crashing the both of them.

He then hopped out of his car and physically assaulted the much smaller driver.

Wallace maintains that he did not wreck Larson deliberately, but Larson and others disagree.

NASCAR is currently reviewing the incident, and Wallace may pay a heavy price for his anger.

Wallace just can’t stay away from controversy.

ESPN reported on the un-sportsmanlike behavior from Wallace:

 

Bubba Wallace tried to fight reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson after a crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that also collected title contender Christopher Bell.

Wallace had led 29 laps and clearly had a fast car in the opening race of the third round of the playoffs. Wallace did not qualify for the playoffs, and Larson was eliminated last week.

The incident began when Larson attempted a three-wide pass — Kevin Harvick in the middle dropped out of the bunch — and Larson slid up the track against Wallace. When Wallace didn’t lift to give Larson any room, Larson used his Chevrolet to shove Wallace’s Toyota into the wall.

Wallace then bounced back down the track, followed Larson’s car down to the apron and appeared to deliberately hook him in retaliation. That sent Larson spinning into the path of Bell, who won last Sunday at Charlotte to earn the automatic berth into the round of eight, and ended Bell’s race.

Wallace climbed from his car and marched toward Larson. Wallace was shouting before he even got to Larson and immediately began to shove the smaller driver. Larson tried to turn away from him and several times lifted his arms to block Wallace’s shoves, but Wallace got in multiple shots before a NASCAR safety worker separated the two.

Wallace said he didn’t deliberately wreck Larson, but both Larson and Bell viewed it as clear retaliation. NASCAR could penalize Wallace if it also believes he deliberately retaliated. NASCAR said it will review the incident, which included what appeared to be Wallace pushing an official, and any penalties would be issued next week.

Here’s video of the incident that sparked the physical altercation:

Larson bumped Wallace, and then Wallace appeared to deliberately crash them both after the fact.

Wallace, who was still incensed, then climbed out of his car and got physical with Larson:

A second angle of the altercation looks even worse.

Wallace didn’t seem very apologetic:

Others were disgusted by his actions:

https://twitter.com/CassieFambro/status/1581736536479272961?s=20&t=xbCXYhYSZF3SdgE4UH-1_Q

Here was Kyle Larson’s response:



 

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