Ricky Stenhouse risks suspension ater punching Kyle Busch

The All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway was a snoozefest... until Ricky Stenhouse Jr. landed a right hook on Kyle Busch, turning a boring race into a dramatic showdown! NASCAR fans are buzzing ahead of next weekend's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte after witnessing the explosive clash between these two drivers.

It all started on the second lap of the $1 million race Sunday night when Busch wrecked Stenhouse in what looked like payback for earlier . Stenhouse, furious and with his car in shambles, parked his Chevrolet in Busch's pit stall and fumed for hours, waiting for his chance at revenge.

When Busch finally showed up at his hauler, Stenhouse was ready. After a brief exchange, Stenhouse threw a right hook at Busch, igniting a brawl that pulled in crew from both sides-and even Stenhouse's dad! The chaos was eventually broken up, but not before Stenhouse vowed, "I'm going to wreck you at Charlotte."

Busch, not one to back down, shot back with, "Bring it. I suck as bad as you," throwing shade at both their seasons.

NASCAR could hand out suspensions to Stenhouse, the 2023 Daytona 500 champ, his father, and crew involved in the fight. Busch might also face penalties if the wreck is deemed deliberate.

Stenhouse's anger was clear when he parked in Busch's pit stall, stormed up the ladder, and exchanged words with Busch's crew. His car had to be towed away as he made his dramatic exit.

"I parked it there because I figured Kyle would do something similar," Stenhouse said, clearly seething.

Stenhouse follows through on confrontation promise, brawl ensues with Busch

In a post-race interview with Fox Sports, Stenhouse hinted he would confront Busch. And he did, dressed in yellow shorts and a gray T-shirt, waiting for Busch in the infield. He threw the punch, security jumped in, and Stenhouse's dad took a hit from Busch. Stenhouse yelled for his dad but couldn't reach him in the fray.

"First lap of the race, we don't even have water temp in the car yet and we're wrecking each other," Busch said. "I am tired of getting run over by everybody. But that's what everybody does: everybody runs over everybody to everybody."

Stenhouse shot back, "Go back and watch the replay. I didn't touch you. Not once."

Stenhouse took another jab at Busch, saying he's been bad-mouthing him since a wreck at Daytona and that Busch is just frustrated because "he doesn't run as well as he used to." Busch, a two-time Cup Series champ, is 13th in points and winless this season.

Meanwhile, the All-Star Race lacked drama on the track. Kyle Larson, arriving by helicopter from Indianapolis after qualifying for the Indy 500, and pole sitter Joey Logano dominated. Logano led all but one of the 200 laps to claim the $1 million prize, highlighting NASCAR's struggle to find the right short track setup.

"You couldn't ," runner-up Denny Hamlin said. "Hats off to the track, NASCAR and Goodyear for giving it a try. Hopefully, we learned something here for future short tracks." Then, with a smirk, Hamlin added, "But at least we had an exciting fight in the end. That's something to talk about."