Darrell Wallace Jr. wont be punished by NASCAR for an on-track altercation with Chad Frewaldt Thursday after the two drivers crashed during practice at Phoenix International Raceway. Wallace, sixth in the Camping World Truck Series standings, had just passed Frewaldt on the outside in Turn 3 when the two made contact going through Turn 4. Wallaces Kyle Busch Motorsports truck spun around and up against the wall in front of Frewaldts RSS entry before sliding back down the track and into the inside wall. Frewaldt was still in his truck, his window net down, when Wallace charged up the banking and appeared to attempt to strike the driver. Neither driver was injured and both spoke with NASCAR officials behind closed doors after the incident.”You remind everyone these are young men, theyre competitive , this is the heat of the moment’ Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition, said afterward.”He (Wallace) did slap at the helmet. And its a race car helmet and a race car. So Im pretty sure the helmet is OK. & He was just frustrated and you get that.”( NASCAR.com )
