In the first Cup Series practice at Dover on Saturday, an on track incident between the 11 of Denny Hamlin and 29 of Kevin Harvick sparked some fireworks in the garage area between the two drivers. Emotions are high between Joe Gibbs Racing and Richard Childress Racing after Clint Bowyer’s massive fine and penalties, and then Denny Hamlin’s sharp comments on Friday to the media.
VIDEO: SEE THE ON TRACK INCIDENT AND GARAGE AREA SCUFFLE
In the opening minutes of practice, Kevin Harvick rammed the back of Denny Hamlin’s #11, then down the side of the race car. This no doubt was a payback move after Denny Hamlin’s comments.
VIDEO: DENNY HAMLIN’S COMMENTS
Both cars were repaired in about 25 minutes and headed back onto the racetrack. No penalties are planned as NASCAR’s Robin Pemberton saw nothing unusual about the incident.
“They just got into together at practice — that’s all we know. They’re OK. They’re fine. Sometimes you get into each other like that in practice.”
The Final Lap Weekly 