Pat McAfee comments on Ricky Stenhouse Jr.-Kyle Busch fight: 'NASCAR still has their fastball'
Whenever there is a fight, NASCAR takes center stage in the sports world. Even Pat McAfee had to talk about the Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight. Of course, Kyle Busch is a friend of the show, so it’s hard for these guys to pick a side.
NASCAR has been making the rounds after the All-Star Race. ESPN and other sports networks are not talking about Joey Logano dominating the race, but more about the extracurricular after the fact.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wanted to fight Kyle Busch for wrecking him two laps into the race. And he did just that.
Pat McAfee broke things down on his show in a way only he can. Animated, over the top, and in the most ridiculous manner imaginable. He had one line that rang true during the segment.
“I’ll tell you what, NASCAR still has their fastball,” McAfee said, applauding the entire situation.
What brings this moment full-circle for both Kyle Busch and the Pat McAfee Show is that Rowdy was on the show earlier this season.
Before the Bristol race, Busch went on PMS and ripped younger drivers a bit. In fact, the topic of fighting came up. Busch at the time said he felt there needed to be more fights, and that no one throws punches anymore.
Kyle Busch kind of asked for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight
Take away the actions on the track, Kyle Busch did ask for this Ricky Stenhouse Jr. fight. He did it on the Pat McAfee show back in March. The topic of young drivers and fighting came up and Busch was candid.
“The younger generation is all about crashing before winning, so they tend to just throw it into the corner alongside of you and just wipe you out more times than not,” Busch said on the Pat McAfee Show. “Last week there was a couple of crashes, a couple of guys were pissed off at each other, but um, I think the last guy to throw a punch was me so no fights have really happened lately but it probably should, things would get settled a lot quicker.”
Now, I don’t think Busch imagined he would be in the fight when he said that. Still, it makes the whole situation a bit ironic and I think it is worth pointing that out.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. caused quite a ruckus with the fight last night. It was enough to get NASCAR coverage on ESPN today. Which, in the grand scheme of things, is a win for the sport.
Kyle Busch wanted fights, and he got one.