Ricky Stenhouse Jr will have a new spotter for this weekend
Last weekend, NASCAR raced in Mexico City. It marked the first NASCAR Cup Series event in Mexico and the first outside of the United States in several decades.
The haulers were given an escort to the track. However, not everybody had a great time.
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Hyak Motorsports fields the No. 47 in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is co-owned by Gordon Smith, Brad Daugherty, Mark Hughes and Ernie Cope.
Tab Boyd was the spotter for the No. 47 driven by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. He said he was hustled outside of his hotel and money was snatched. After telling his story online, he was fired.
That’s a disappointing outcome. And it has since been confirmed by the driver of the No. 47…
Mexico Results: June 15, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Ricky Stenhouse Jr confirms Tab Boyd has been let go
“You know, obviously, that’s an unfortunate deal,” Ricky Stenhouse Jr stated via SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
“The team let Tab Boyd go this week and we got Clayton Hughes to come fill in. I’ve never worked with Clayton.”
“You know, obviously, I think the concern for me is trying to get on the same page as quick as we can knowing that, like you said, the schedule coming up, going to Atlanta next week could be a very important race for our race team and trying to get us into the Playoffs and put us in the right position.”
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What did Tab Boyd say?
“I’m ready to go home, screw this place, people can talk it up all they want,” Tab Boyd opened from a now deleted X account.
“Can’t even walk out the front door of the hotel without getting hustled and money snatched… in less than 5 minutes.”
He concluded, “Good area my ass.”
NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar was also reprimanded for comments after Mexico City. In his case, his team, Spire Motorsports issued a $50,000 fine to their own driver.
Carson Hocevar fined $50,000 by Spire Motorsports
Ricky Stenhouse Jr confronts Carson Hocevar in Mexico (Video)
