Twitter Compares Viral Nascar Fight To Will Smith’s Oscars Backlash
Oop! Looks like black Twitter is saying they’re traumatized after seeing the viral footage of Nascar driver, Ty Gibbs punching Sam Mayer on pit road after Friday night’s Xfinity Series race
One Twitter user commented on the viral video saying, “This is so triggering. I’m traumatized. Won’t even be able to drive my sports car the same without thinking of this violence. Suspend him from racing for 10 years. 🌚🌚🌚”
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Another user commented on the video saying, “So y’all gone let them two actually fight FIGHT over there at Nascar, but have so much to say about #WillSmith……okay 👌🏽”
The black Twitter comments continue to roll in following the racer’s viral altercation, but after the race, Ty Gibbs detailed why he punched Sam Mayer.
“I was going to go up and talk to Sam,” said Gibbs, grandson of car owner Joe Gibbs. “I was just frustrated. We led the whole thing and got drove in the fence, which is understandable – everybody is racing hard at the end of the day. Congrats to the 19 team and Brandon (Jones) for the win. We had a great car.
“… I talked to Sam. I was frustrated. I was like, ‘What are you doing?,’ when we got drove in the fence. We were kind of shoved a little bit and I turned away.
“When I got grabbed and kind of pulled, that just led up to that moment. It just built up, built up, built up and I snapped and that’s just part of it. Hopefully, I learn from it.”