Aric Almirola Shoves Bubba Wallace at Coca-Cola 600 in Latest NASCAR Feud

Bubba Wallace’s and Tyler Reddick’s fourth- and fifth-place finishes in Monday’s rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway marked the first time both 23XI Racing drivers have placed in the top five in a points paying race.

However, the two experienced drastically different events before the checkered flag waved.

“This was probably the dirtiest race we’ve ever had as far as us executing,” Wallace said.

There was an uncontrolled tire on pit road, Wallace’s Toyota was knocked off the jack by Michael McDowell’s Ford during a pit stop, and Wallace was shoved by Aric Almirola when confronted on pit road during a rain delay. Wallace chalked the confrontation up to “passion” and said he wasn’t surprised at Almirola’s reaction.

Almirola said he confronted Wallace because he felt he ran him all over the race track and when he passed him he “shot me the bird.”