NASCAR Penalizes Preece For Retalitory Crash
What’s Happening? NASCAR has penalized Ryan Preece for a questionable run-in that ended Ty Gibbs afternoon during this past weekend’s race…
Following NASCAR’s decision to penalize Ryan Preece, NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr stepped up to the plate to push back against the sport’s decision.
A somewhat overlooked moment from this past Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway is now the center of attention in the NASCAR community.
After a short radio outburst in which RFK Racing driver Ryan Preece declared he was “done with” Ty Gibbs, Gibbs’ No. 54 found itself in the turns three and four wall after coming down on the No. 60 in the entry to the corner.
While Preece admitted on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio earlier this week that he could have given Gibbs more room, he maintained that he did not wreck the No. 54.
Still, NASCAR disagreed, fining Preece $50,000 and 25 driver points for this run-in.
Though the response to this penalty has been a mixed bag, in a seemingly impromptu video uploaded to the Dirty Mo Media X account, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. spoke up on behalf of Preece.
“Damn,” Earnhardt said. “Honestly… I honestly don’t agree with this one. I really don’t.”
In his opinion, if NASCAR did not penalize Kyle Busch for seemingly door slamming John Hunter Nemechek on the penultimate lap of the race, they shouldn’t go after Preece either.
“If you watch the in-car, the 54 just drives across his nose, and even though we know what Preece said over the radio and after the race, he could argue in that moment that the 54 cut him off and ran down in front of him. I mean. . . whether that’s true or not, doesn’t really matter. I just [am] really, really surprised by this decision.” — Dale Earnhardt Jr
What’s Happening? NASCAR has penalized Ryan Preece for a questionable run-in that ended Ty Gibbs afternoon during this past weekend’s race…
For the most part, Preece’s comments during the race, including a rant in which he said he “can’t stand when idiots like him [Gibbs] have fast race cars that they can do stupid shit and get away with it,” did not do him any favors.
Furthermore, an interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday afternoon also compounded the issue, with Preece recounting past issues with Gibbs, then saying, “Could I cut him [Gibbs] a break? Probably could have, but I didn’t.”
Still, fans have supported Preece in this matter, with many online agreeing with Earnhardt’s point about Gibbs coming down in front of the No. 60 in turn three.
What’s Happening? RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece says he has no regrets about how he raced Ty Gibbs at Texas this past…
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