Noah Gragson Nearly Punched Kevin Magnussen After Lap 3 Wreck, Cites Job Threat
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 29
Noah Gragson Nearly Punched Kevin Magnussen After Lap 3 Wreck, Cites Job Threat
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 29
Summary
Noah Gragson said he was about to throw a punch at Kevin Magnussen after their clash at Naval Base Coronado, but stopped when he was warned there would be long-term consequences for his job.
Lap 3 contact triggered the confrontation: Gragson accused Magnussen of diving inside, hitting doors and racing too aggressively in his NASCAR appearance.
Magnussen had already inflamed tensions by saying he knew “that’s how you guys play it” in NASCAR, a remark Gragson framed as an outsider misreading the series’ rougher style.
The comments resurfaced as NASCAR left Sonoma, where Shane Van Gisbergen won again on a road course and pushed his career total to 8—one behind Jeff Gordon’s series record of 9.