Overview

• Stenhouse approached Hocevar after the Mexico City race, threatening to beat him when they return to the States.
• This incident marked the second time in three races that Hocevar spun Stenhouse into the wall, following the Nashville DNF.
• Hocevar apologized after the race, attributing the collision to locking up in the marbles during a late-race stint a lap down.
• NASCAR figures including Dale Earnhardt Jr. have drawn parallels to past Stenhouse altercations, anticipating further tension.
• Attention now turns to Pocono Raceway, where analysts expect a potential on-track or off-track confrontation.