NASCAR drivers Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski found themselves embroiled in a nasty fight following Saturday night's Bank of America 500 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
According to For the Win, Kenseth attacked Keselowski in an alleyway after the race.
Keselowski's crew chief, Paul Wolfe, had to put Kenseth in a chokehold to break up the melee.
USA Today explains that the motivation behind the fight stemmed from the end of the race, when Kevin Harvick took the checkered flags and then tempers flared.
Videos show Keselowski attempting to spin Danny Hamlin and then ultimately sideswiping Kenseth, who had already removed his helmet and had his window down. Keselowski's car then bumped Tony Stewart's car, and Stewart responded by putting his car in reverse and slamming into the front of his aggressor's car.
"[Keselowski] was doing something with Denny," Kenseth told USA Today after the fight. "The race had ended, and he's running into cars on the cool-down lap. I mean, the race is over, and he comes down pit road and drives into the side of me. That's inexcusable. He's a champion, and he's supposed to know better."
Keselowski took to Twitter after the fact in an attempt to shed some light on what went on.
Rough night. Understand a lot of folks may not understand everything that happened and that's ok. I'm not perfect but also not the only one.
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) October 12, 2014
Wish I could explain my side of last night to all of you. But it would take a beer and a whole lot more than 140 letters! — Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) October 12, 2014
NASCAR vice president Robin Pemberton has already met with Keselowski to discuss the fight and says that any potential penalties will be announced on Tuesday.
"Right now, we're in the middle of gathering video. We've got a lot of cameras available and different things, and that's why we don't make decisions tonight," Pemberton said. "Who went after who, whether there were punches thrown. We weren't there, we'll have to talk to other people that were to get that information."
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