Kyle Larson and Bubba Wallace were involved in a heated argument that resulted in Wallace shoving Larson continuously.
All this happened on lap 95 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wallace was pushed into the outside wall by the Hendrick Motorsports driver. The 23XI Racing seemed to retaliate in return thereby taking both the drivers on a spin and out of the race.
Kyle Larson hits Bubba Wallace.
Wallace spins him out, and #NASCARPlayoffs driver Christopher Bell is involved! pic.twitter.com/TlxcEV5T6q
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 16, 2022
“Just disgusting and horrendous to see” – Bubba Wallace gets called out for fighting Kyle Larson at Las Vegas
Right after that Wallace approached Larson and continuously shoved the HMS driver, who was not in the mood to get into the fight. Speaking after the race, Larson took some credit for the aggressive move he made on Wallace.
“No, I mean, it didn’t surprise me,” Larson explained. “I obviously made an aggressive move going into [Turn] 3. Got in low and got loose and chased it up a bit. And yeah, he got to my right front and it got him tight and into the wall. I knew he was going to retaliate. Like I said, he had a reason to be mad, but his race wasn’t over until he retaliated. It is what it is.”
Bubba Wallace is NOT HAPPY with Kyle Larson.
Some pushes and shoves after they wreck. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/aaAn0idrJp
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 16, 2022
Many are calling out for Wallace to be punished for his seemingly intentional retaliation. Wallace justified the incident on the track by saying that his steering broke after Larson slammed him into the outside wall.