These are images that we like to see in any sport. On the night of Friday to Saturday, at the end of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race (the second division of the American stock-car championship) in Martinsville, Virginia (United States), the two drivers Sam Mayer and Ty Gibbs are came to blows following an incident at the end of the course.
During the last lap of the race, when Gibbs, driving his Toyota, had just lost first place, Mayer’s Chevrolet ran into him, causing a slight pile-up and losing several places to the two drivers, who respectively finished 4th for Mayer and 8th for Gibbs. The incident raised the tension between the two riders, who explained themselves once the cars were parked and the engines turned off. First verbally, then…physically, as the still-helmeted Ty Gibbs landed a series of punches in Mayer’s face before the two were separated by their respective teams.
“We got a little rushed and I wanted to leave,” Gibbs told NBC Sport. Then he grabbed me, he pulled me, and it led to this moment. The tension built up, built up, built up, and I broke down, it’s part of the game. I hope I’ll learn from that. “He was angry and decided to throw a few punches, that’s how it is,” reacted Mayer. We talked about it, everything worked out. We will go ahead. »