Clint Bowyer: “Where I come from, you get poked in the nose for that. That’s what he got.”
Bowyer was put into the wall after the race; Bowyer ran over and began punching Ryan Newman
$1,000,000 was on the line at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday night. There wasn’t any points on the line but there was a very large paycheck.
Clint Bowyer led the field to the green flag after claiming the pole on Friday. Bowyer finished 3rd in stage one
However, after stage one, Bowyer didn’t reach the top-10. He finished outside the top-10 in stage two, stage three and 12th at the conclusion of the race.
Ryan Newman finished 13th.
After the race is when the fireworks flew between these two drivers. Newman tagged Bowyer in the rear bumper. Bowyer returned the contact with a door slam.
On the back stretch, Newman ran into his bumper once again. He then hung on the left rear. Bowyer came down across the nose of Newman. Bowyer turned himself onto the apron. He then slid across the race track and into the wall.
Bowyer parked his car on the pit lane and climbed out in a hurry while his helmet remained on. He sprinted to the car of Ryan Newman. In rapid fire, Bowyer landed about 5-6 punches to Ryan Newman. At this point, Newman sat in his car with his helmet off.
Ryan Newman’s crew ran into the scene to push Bowyer off Newman. Bowyer’s crew ran in to push on Newman’s crew. Bowyer then walked away from the scene.
As Newman climbed from his car, he was met by a NASCAR official. Newman then walked over to have a talk with Clint Bowyer.
The two drivers talked it out as a NASCAR official stood between them.
Both drivers were called for a meeting in the NASCAR hauler after the sequence of events. Before heading to the hauler, they discussed the incidents with the media…
Ryan Newman on the incident with Clint Bowyer
“The No. 14 chopped me down the front-straight away earlier in the race. If I wouldn’t have hit the brakes I would have turned him around,” Ryan Newman told FOX Sports after the race.
“Then, after the race I just went up and chopped him in the back to let him know I didn’t appreciate the way he raced me.”
“Then, he body slammed me. I hit him back a little bit down the back straight-away. Then, he just cut across my nose in turn three.”
“So, it doesn’t take much of a man to try and fight somebody with a helmet on. I think he should be embarrassed of himself.”
Clint Bowyer on the fight with Ryan Newman
“It was damn sure a surprise fight. I don’t know what the hell his beef was,” Clint Bowyer said after the race.
“I thought he was a lap down. Our day was over. We lost track position there and got sideways, crossed up. Basically just buying time there to see if something was going to happen there at the end.”
“They got four wide off of four. Hell, I thought he was a lap down. A checked up and he ran into my left rear. That’s the last I saw of him.”
“After the race, he comes up and runs into my back, turns me all around. I pull up next to him and he dumps me into four.”
“Where I come from, you get poked in the nose for that. That’s what he got.”
Clint Bowyer vs Ryan Newman
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Clint Bowyer | Ryan Newman | NASCAR | Charlotte Motor Speedway
