Overview

• Ty Gibbs’s No. 54 car clipped RFK Racing tire carrier Telvin McClurkin’s tire during a Stage 2 pit stop at Sonoma Raceway, twisting the crew member’s wrist.
• NASCAR officials intervened immediately on pit road to separate Joe Gibbs Racing and RFK Racing crews after the scuffle.
• A post-race review of pit-stall boundary regulations concluded Gibbs maintained his right of way through up to three stalls and warranted no sanctions.
• RFK Racing publicly shared video of the altercation on social media in a bid for disciplinary action, but NASCAR upheld its initial decision.
• The episode has highlighted intensifying rivalries between Joe Gibbs Racing and RFK Racing and raised questions about crew safety in tight pit-road confines.