HICKORY, N.C- After nearly a month off, the zMAX CARS Tour returned to action Saturday night at Hickory Motor Speedway – and boy was there drama. The annual Throwback 276 event that has become a staple on the Tour’s schedule was one we’ll remember for quite some time.
On a night that brought incredible throwback paint schemes and a hard-fought late battle in the Pro Late Model portion of the event, the events that transpired late in the Late Model Stock car feature stole the show.
Ronnie Bassett Jr. wasn’t first to the checkered flag, but scored his first series win after a crash ahead before a post-race brawl that overshadowed it all.
Here are three takeaways from a controversial night at Hickory.
Huffman Vs. Grady Leads to Post-Race Brawl
It all started with a battle for 12th on lap 61.
Andrew Grady had the spot, Mason Diaz took it off turn 2 with Landon Huffman just behind the pair. Diaz slid up, checking up the No. 1 of Grady and Huffman had no where to go, spinning Grady into the inside wall.
Just a racing deal – only Grady didn’t see it that way.
As Huffman came back around under caution, Grady walked towards the No. 37 and threw his Hans device at the car’s right-front fender. When Grady arrived back to pit road, he had some strong words for Huffman that included shots at Huffman’s race craft as a driver.
“In the words of Denny Hamlin: Landon Huffman, you’re a hack,” Grady said. “It’s no wonder you lost your ride with the No. 22 [Nelson Motorsports]. You’re a trash panda bud.”
After going into further detail about the incident, Grady reiterated that he was not happy with Huffman whatsoever.
“But it’s okay,” Grady said. “Because before he leaves, he will know I’m pissed, I promise you. Oh yeah, me and him are talking. I don’t care if its here, the parking lot or a Waffle House at 3:00 a.m., him and I are gonna have a conversation before we leave this racetrack, because that was bulls**t.”
Huffman was able to recover from the incident and survive the late chaos, securing a top-10 finish in his CARS Tour return. He then had his own choice words…
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