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NASCAR Truck Series<\/a> driver Matt Crafton got into a fight that left fellow competitor Nick Sanchez bruised and bloodied after their race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Sanchez was seen on video bleeding from his nose and threatening Crafton. He said after the melee that he got sucker-punched while he was in the garage area.<\/p>\n

Crafton explained his side of the issue Sunday in a series of posts on X, formerly Twitter. He started by telling his followers what wasn\u2019t caught on the video that made the rounds on social media.<\/p>\n

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“First, let\u2019s address the \u2018sucker punch.\u2019 Before the cameras started rolling I approached Nick and said “hey” when he turned around I said \u2018what the \u2014?!\u2019 to which he looked right at me and threatened me,” Crafton started.<\/p>\n

“That is when it all went to hell. I had his attention, words were exchanged, all before anything physical took place, so I did not \u2018\u2019sucker punch\u2019 the guy. There may not be video, but there were plenty of eye witnesses.”<\/p>\n

Crafton said that what was missing was how Sanchez was driving during the race. Crafton got caught up in a wreck near Sanchez during the truck race. He wouldn\u2019t be able to finish the race.<\/p>\n

“What people don\u2019t take into account is that he all but \u2018sucker punched\u2019 me at 200 mph. The way he pushed my truck gave me no ability to get out of the situation and he was told multiple times during that race the way he was pushing people was going to cause a wreck and going to get people hurt. There is a consistent pattern of certain drivers having a lack of respect on the track, and it was time for someone to say something.”<\/p>\n

“Am I proud that it got physical, no, but last time I checked everyone on that track is a grown adult. If a man looks at me and threatens me, I am going to react. Especially when tempers are already flared from being wrecked on the track.”<\/p>\n

Crafton then apologized.<\/p>\n

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“I apologize to my team, my sponsors and partners, my family, and the NASCAR community for the negativity and for taking attention away from a good day of racing at Talladega.”<\/p>\n

Sanchez was among the drivers looking for an edge in the final elimination before the Championship Four 21 days away.\u00a0Sanchez was in the mix\u00a0heading into Talladega<\/a>\u00a0and made contact with Crafton’s vehicle coming down the front stretch with three laps to go.<\/p>\n

The contact triggered a big wreck. Crafton wasn’t able to finish the race. Sanchez finished seventh and jumped to fourth place in the standings.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0video from Frontstretch<\/a>\u00a0showed Sanchez being held back after a brawl.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m gonna f—ing kill you in Homestead,” Sanchez shouted, referencing the final race of the round of eight. “You f—ed with the wrong guy mother—er.”<\/p>\n

Sanchez was left bloodied.<\/p>\n

He left the infield care center with some scratches on his nose and explained to reporters what happened.<\/p>\n

“I was walking back to the hauler, tapped on my back, got punched in the face,” he said. “Cheap shot, but it is what it is. I\u2019m all for fighting, but no cheap shots. I got a cheap shot. Never had a chance to get him back. It is what it is. It\u2019s a part of racing.”<\/p>\n

Brett Moffitt came away with the victory after starting the Love\u2019s RV Stop 250 in 31st. He led 22 laps on his way to a victory.<\/p>\n

Two races remain on the Truck Series schedule this season \u2014 Homestead-Miami for the Baptist Health 200 and then the\u00a0championship race at Phoenix<\/a>\u00a0on Nov. 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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