Fists and tempers fly at Richmond

Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears confronted each other post race Saturday night at Richmond. (NASCAR)
Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears confronted each other post race  Saturday night at Richmond. (NASCAR)
Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears confronted each other post race Saturday night at Richmond. (NASCAR)

Not all the action was confined to the track Saturday night. An action packed NASCAR Sprint Cup series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway was a typical short track battle with the winner decided in the final laps.  Getting to that point however meant fenders were bent, cars were spun and feeling were hurt.

In the final few laps Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski battled for the lead with Kenseth blocking Keselowski on the high side. While those two dueled, Joey Logano was able to slide by on the inside and power his way to victory. Keselowski held on to finish fourth, Kenseth fifth.

On the cool down lap, Keselowski’s anger was obvious as he ran his Ford into the Toyota of Kenseth. MORE>>>

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.