In a new interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson revealed that he planned to punch Kevin Magnussen in their San Diego post-race confrontation, but was warned of “long-term consequences with my job” if he followed through on such a plan.
Racing at Naval Base Coronado, Gragson engaged in a multi-lap feud with Trackhouse Racing’s Kevin Magnussen, who was making his NASCAR Cup debut in the Project 91 entry.
It lasted about 13 consecutive laps before Magnussen wrecked Gragson. After the race, Gragson confronted Magnussen, and they threw expletives at each other for 90 seconds before going their separate ways.
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Gragson then revealed that his post-race intentions were to actually fight Magnussen. Gragson has been involved in multiple physical altercations in the past, including Ross Chastain in 2023, Daniel Hemric in 2021, and Harrison Burton in 2020. However, he was warned of serious consequences if he actually punched Magnussen following the race San Diego.
“I really, really, really, wanted to go fight,” admitted Gragson. “I was about to throw a punch and I got told right before I got over there that there’s going to be long-term consequences with my job if that was the case, and so I had to really restrain it.
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