Ricky Stenhouse explains his side of Michael McDowell conflict
Whatever tension existed between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell ended as quickly as it began on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After the race, Stenhouse drove up to McDowell during the cool down lap to trade paint before coming down to pit road. McDowell gave it right back and ultimately spun Stenhouse in Turn 4. There was a relatively cordial conversation on pit road and that ...…
NASCAR has not issued any penalties to Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell following their post-race incident at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR vice president of racing communications Mike Forde stated that after discussing whether they should penalize the drivers, they decided not to take any punitive actions. Forde explained that the incident was not severe enough to warrant a penalty, despite Stenhouse spinning out of the race early like that.
NASCAR has previously penalized drivers for similar behavior, such as Bubba Wallace hitting Alex Bowman with his door during the cooldown lap in Chicago. However, in this case, neither Stenhouse nor McDowell hit a wall. NASCAR plans to meet with both drivers before the next race at Phoenix Raceway to discuss their behavior.
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