VIDEO: Wild Post-Wreck Brawl Breaks Out Between Two NASCAR Truck Drivers
If you’re like me, and I assume that you are if you’re reading TFM, then you probably watch NASCAR races to 1) See a wreck, 2) Have an excuse, like I really need one, to get excessively drunk, 3) Hope a fight breaks out or 4) See a wreck.
Well, we were given a treat by the racing gods late Saturday night. Those of you that were already half in the bag might have missed the melee that occurred in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Gateway Motorsports Park. Drivers John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher were involved in a wreck, nice, that led to the two coming to blows, very nice.
The best part about this fight was that no one tried to break it up. Unlike all the other major sports, there was no referee or teammate to step in before things got out of hand. No, this is NASCAR, where men settle their beef the way men are supposed to. You’re welcome for the new slogan, NASCAR.
Even the announcers were giddy at the notion of a scuffle breaking out. You could hear the excitement level in their voices change after hours of giving play by play of cars driving in a circle; this was the much-needed break from the race they needed to receive a second wind.
After roughly a minute of these two finely conditioned athletes going at it on the dance floor, it became clear their engines were out of gas, pun intended. Then, and only then, did race officials wrap up each driver so that they could save face and look as if they would have continued if someone hadn’t stepped in. It was a vintage “hold me back” move.
If NASCAR is going to allow fighting, which I couldn’t be more behind, then fully embrace it. At the conclusion of a fight, go ahead and start waving that checkered flag. The winner should then be escorted to victory lane with a trophy girl on each arm as he poses for photos and receives a kiss on each cheek.
Driving fast cars, kicking ass, and taking home the girl; that’s what being a red-blooded American male is about..
Hockey lets them fight till they hit the ice, and those drivers have teammates and their crews. Look at any other NASCAR fight and the drivers will be surrounded by their team and a bunch of officials. The only reason this lasted long was because the people around them were fire and rescue, breaking fights up isn’t their job. Get your shit together and don’t hype up a mediocre fight
10 years ago at 11:22 amIt’s satire, Steve.
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10 years ago at 12:29 pmMine is way older than yours and you can’t even get the name right. So much for originality.
10 years ago at 1:12 pmOn a site filled with repeat articles and posts, you shouldn’t expect much
10 years ago at 4:16 pm“America’s all about speed. Hot, nasty, badass speed.” -Eleanor Roosevelt
10 years ago at 11:35 amNow I want my 2 minutes back
10 years ago at 11:52 amI’m all about letting the drivers go at it, but maybe not these guys. This fight sucked
10 years ago at 12:01 pmHands slower than bacons 40 yard dash time in the TFM combine
10 years ago at 12:18 pmPussies
10 years ago at 12:49 pmTownley wasn’t sure how to hit the other guy because he wasn’t the wall.
10 years ago at 2:00 pm“wild post-wreck brawl”? theres more action in a fucking senior living center than this sorry excuse of a fight
10 years ago at 2:36 pmShitty fight. Neither came in first-both are last.
10 years ago at 6:29 pm