Brawling Crews to Square Off at Vegas
09-18-2008 10:22 am

Race fans got more than they bargained for at the end of Saturday's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at New Hampshire when two of the pit crews slugged it out on pit road.

Since there was no clear winner in the fray, Las Vegas Motor Speedway has invited both race teams to settle the matter Saturday at 5:30 p.m., shortly before the evening's Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350.

The speedway invited the Germain Racing crew of Todd Bodine and the Red Horse Racing crew of David Starr to square off in a tug-of-war match as part of pre-race activities at this Saturday night's event.

"I'm sure both of those teams left New Hampshire feeling that nothing was settled," said LVMS general manager Chris Powell. "They were nice enough to entertain the fans at New Hampshire with some extracurricular activities, and we just want to afford these teams the opportunity to get their aggression out before the race in Las Vegas this Saturday night.  We're happy to supply the rope."

For those who missed it, an on-track incident between Bodine and Starr on lap 191 of the Camping World RV 200 angered Bodine. Bodine rammed the rear of Starr's truck on the cool-down lap, and a member of Bodine's crew confronted Starr on pit road. That fueled an altercation between the teams.

SOURCE: LVMS Communications