Over the weekend, Nascar grew to become the middle of controversy after two drivers obtained right into a bodily altercation post-race. It was a packed home on the Martinsville Speedway on Friday for the Xfinity Collection race because the competitors heated up for not solely the win however a bonus $100K. We regularly hear about crashes and the like from Nascar circles, and whereas fights have occurred prior to now, a second similar to that is uncommon.

Nevertheless, after the race concluded, Ty Gibbs and Sam Mayer obtained right into a little bit of a scuffle. Video of the altercation bounced round on-line and it brought on many to ask why they wasn’t outrage about these sports activities stars pummeling each other. It as soon as once more introduced up the Oscars second between Will Smith and Chris Rock.

Ty Gibbs, Sam Mayer, Nascar
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A number of stars have condemned Smith’s conduct and publicly said they had been “traumatized” after seeing the violent trade, nonetheless, The Recreation questioned why these takes weren’t reserved for Nascar—particularly as a result of it has been rated the second-most-watched sport in America behind the NFL.

“Oscar, Nascar … . All the identical to me,” The Recreation tweeted. “The place y’all we do not condone violence of any form head assssss now that the white guys boxing on the monitor ?? 10 12 months ban or … … [thinking emoji].” After all, Recreation was referencing Smith receiving a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards and any of their associated occasions.

The Recreation wasn’t the one particular person to query why there wasn’t the identical response to the combat within the Nascar pit, nevertheless it did not achieve many responses passable to those that agreed with the rapper. Test it out beneath.