Brad Keselowski andAustin Dillon had a weird incident during this weekend'sNew Hampshire race.- The two slammed into each other during a caution, wrecking Keselowski's car.
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After Kyle Busch spun and brought out a caution flag, Dillon was clearly upset, moved up the track, and intentionally bumped into Keselowski. The former NASCAR champion then retaliated by slamming back into Dillon hard enough to knock him off the track.
While it is normal for tempers to flare during a NASCAR race, this one was unusual for a couple of reasons: 1) It happened during a caution; 2) Nobody is quite sure why it happened at all, and it may have been over a misunderstanding.
You can see the entire incident at the 30-second mark in this video:
While Dillon suffered some body damage, Keselowski took the worst of it, suffering a flat right-front tire.
The USA broadcast team was unable to determine what led to the incident, and when they checked in with the crew chiefs for both drivers, neither knew why it started. Keselowski's crew chief initially thought it might have just been a case of mistaken identity.
"No idea [what precipitated that]," Matt McCall said. "We think that [Dillon] thinks we hit him, but we didn't hit him."
What was clear is that whatever sent Dillon over the top had been brewing for a while, something he made clear after the race.
"We've gone at it a couple of times the last two years," Dillon said. "One time, I hit really hard. I just don't like the way certain people race me. Probably not the right way to do it under a caution."
The "really hard" incident that Dillon is referring to was a wreck during last year's Michigan race, when Keselowski got into the side of Dillon, causing him to spin and slam head-first into the wall.
After this week's race, Keselowski didn't want to comment on the incident, saying he would talk to Dillon in private.
When Dillon was asked if he would talk to Keselowski, he replied, "Nah, I don't talk to him."