NASCAR driver threatens rival after crash at All-Star race: 'I'm gonna beat his a**'

Daily Mail​

20-05-2025

Just a few days before arguably the biggest weekend in all of motorsport, the NASCAR All-Star Race produced some tension between two drivers.
The race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday night saw a heated confrontation between Ty Dillon and Zane Smith.
Smith qualified sixth for the All-Star Open race while Dillon qualified tenth, but both cars ran in the top-five for a large portion of the 100-lap race.
However, late in the proceedings, with Dillon ahead of Smith coming out of turn 4, the two cars made contact.
While neither car was dumped out of the race, Dillon believed that Smith's actions cost him position. Dillon finished third in the All-Star Open race, three spots ahead of Smith.
Dillon, the driver of the No. 10 Chevrolet, was none too pleased about his opponent's driving style - confronting him on pit lane before speaking to reporters.
'If he wrecks me again I'm just going to beat his ass.'
Ty Dillon is not happy with Zane Smith pic.twitter.com/POyYdGh7li
— Dirty Mo Media (@DirtyMoMedia) May 18, 2025
NASCAR driver Ty Dillon had words for racing rival Zane Smith after the All-Star Open Sunday
'Coming off (Turn) 4, I think I gave him plenty of room, and he just doors me halfway down the straightaway. … There's something about the younger guys in the sport now. They never had to deal with consequences,' he said, via Dirty Mo Media.
'So, what I told him was if he wrecks me again, I'm just gonna beat his a--.'
Smith heard Dillon's comments and responded to the post on X, writing, 'Ain't beating nobody's a**.'
This coming weekend is a big one for NASCAR as it hosts the final race in the 'Big Three' races typically held over Memorial Day weekend.
While the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 typically grab the headlines, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway tests drivers with varying track conditions throughout the longest race on the NASCAR calendar.