Combat Breaks Out Between Late Mannequin Inventory Automotive Drivers

A battle broke out between drivers at a late mannequin inventory automotive qualifying race for the Martinsville 300. One of many drivers, Andrew Grady, apparently thought he was wrecked by his competitor, Davey Callihan. That’s when the difficulty actually began, resulting in Grady punching Callihan whereas Callihan was nonetheless suited up and strapped into his automotive.

In accordance with Highway & Monitor, Grady determined to go and have a phrase with Callihan and voice his… let’s say, displeasure. Effectively, the phrases didn’t final too lengthy, and it rapidly turned to Grady punching Callihan whereas the latter driver was nonetheless strapped into his automotive. He then began to kick the automotive for good measure, in fact. That’s when he was bodily carried away by a giant fella. I can’t think about punching somebody carrying a helmet would do a lot, however hey, I’m not a NASCAR driver.

Watch the entire thing unfold right here:

However wait, of us! There’s extra. Grady alleges that Callihan flipped him off when he went over to his automotive. Callihan informed a reporter that’s when he selected to “Mike Tyson his head.” Once more… Callihan was carrying a helmet, so I’m unsure what kind of Mike Tyson-ing may have actually occurred. Not less than his ears are nonetheless intact.

Grady later informed Racing America’s Matt Weaver that he felt he and one other competitor had been wrecked deliberately by Callihan, who was in place to switch into the race itself after the crash.

…He continues to recommend that Callihan has “no enterprise operating a late mannequin, a lot much less a garden mower.”

In response, Callihan notes that his transfer on observe was for a switch spot into the characteristic race at Martinsville including that “you possibly can’t give an inch for the switch spot when there’s 95 automobiles and I needed to take it.”

Callihan, as you possibly can think about, denies flipping off Grady, in line with R&T. He ended up ending twenty second within the 200 lap race. Grady was eradicated.