After their bout the day after the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday night, NASCAR Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won a bid to settle their differences in a Celebrity Boxing match.
According to TMZ Sports, Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman publicly announced his invitation on Monday: “Come on NASCAR, let’s make this the deal in the country!”
As Busch and Stenhouse battled for position on the All-Star run, Stenhouse hit the wall and ended up for the night.
Stenhouse made it clear he was looking for a fight, as he parked his car in Busch’s pit and chatted with members of Busch’s team.
Once the race was over, Stenhouse was in Busch’s shipping vehicle and waiting for him, prompting a heated exchange. The situation escalated further when Stenhouse threw a hay machine, leading to a chaotic scene with team members attempting to break it:
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According to TMZ Sports, Stenhouse said after the tumult that he would be willing to face Busch in a celebrity boxing match if the proceeds went to charity, saying, “I would do that. . . That would be fun. “
It’s fair to know if Busch would be interested as well, especially given the frustration he’s generated this season for himself.
Busch, 39, is one of the greatest of all time and a longtime Hall of Famer, with two NASCAR Cup Series championships and 63 Cup victories to his name.
However, the 2024 season has been tricky so far, as he has yet to win a race or even a level in his first thirteen starts, and sits in thirteenth position in the standings.
Stenhouse hasn’t had a record-breaking year either, as the 2023 Daytona 500 winner sits 26th in the standings without a win and two top-10 finishes and one top-five finish.
Since NASCAR didn’t shy away from appearing as the world championship that Busch and Stenhouse fought in, it would be best to facilitate an imaginable boxing match between Busch and Stenhouse because of the additional buzz it would likely create for the sport.