NASCAR Breaks Up Fight as Ross Chastain Gets Into Physical Altercation With Cup Star at Las Vegas

The drama at Vegas was extended beyond the checkered flag. Following the conclusion of the Las Vegas Cup Series race, Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez were involved in a heated scuffle. As seen on the dashboard footage from Chastain’s #1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 car, Suarez approached the former to confront him and have a word about the race.

However, the reason behind the move has yet to come out, but as per pit reporter Dalton Hopkins on X, Chastain asked Suarez to “get out of here.” Moreover, there were no major incidents, wrecks involving the two, or even minor shoves.

It got a little physical between Chastain and Suarez on pit road.

Can hear Chastain tell him “Get out of here” before both walked away#Pennzoil400 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/Wj8izTr1MF

— Dalton Hopkins (@PitLaneCPT) March 15, 2026

But, some speculate that Chastain’s move in the last few laps left Suarez unhappy as the Trackhouse Racing driver dunked and moved past the latter, risking a wreck. However, none of the drivers faced a race-ending situation.

In the end, Ross Chastain finished the race in 17th place, just ahead of Daniel Suarez. None of the drivers managed to earn a big result as they started from 13th (Suarez) and 17th (Chastain) places, respectively.

Chastain and Suarez were teammates at Trackhouse Racing until 2025, before the latter moved to Spire Motorsports this season. To replace Suarez, Spire hired Connor Zilisch under full-time obligation.

As a result, there have been no major incidents between them. While none of the Trackhouse or Spire Motorsports drivers won the race, it was Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin who shone the brightest.

Hendrick Motorsports duo Chase Elliott and William Byron came home in second and third places, while JGR stars Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs wrapped up the top five. Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace, and Brad Keselowski completed the Top 10.

This is a developing story.

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