John Hunter Nemechek hits teammate Sammy Smith in retaliation, challenges Smith to fight

NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race on Saturday saw a dose of late drama when John Hunter Nemechek and teammate Sammy Smith bumped into each other. Coming around a turn, Smith appeared to lose control of his vehicle or brake far too late — slamming into Nemechek and spinning him around.

Nemechek maintained control after the spin but was clearly furious at the contact, enough so that he didn’t care if his teammate was the one he was about to retaliate with. After rejoining the race, Nemecheck pulled up alongside Smith who also went off the track. Entering another turn, Nemechek very clearly slammed into Smith’s rear bumper in retaliation and forced him off the track.

“We will fight after the race,” said Nemechek on the radio after the incident, via Dustin Albino. “He’s an idiot. That’s not how teammates race.”

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