TULSA, Okla. — A Tulsa Shootout driver was disqualified after a fight in the pits.
It happened Tuesday, on the first night of the racing event, after a qualifying race.
During the race, Nicholas Howard hit the back of Blake Scott’s car sending him spinning out of the lead.
Leaders make contact in 600 Outlaw Winged Heat 17!
— FloRacing (@FloRacing) December 28, 2022
Presented by @Lucas_Oil pic.twitter.com/ckNiDADdZs
Race officials said both drivers were penalized for the contact in the race and sent to the back of the field.
After the race, tempers flared in the pits.
Video shows a man, identified by race officials as Blake’s father Chris Scott, violently shoving Nicholas Howard to the ground.
Here’s another angle of the pit fight at Tulsa last night. I’m hearing the sweater man was arrested and I hope they never come back to a race track again. Blake Scott was DQed from the weekend as a result of this incident. #TulsaShootout pic.twitter.com/5dpshC8U4Q
— Matthew Burroughs (@MJBurroughs) December 28, 2022
Another video shared by Flo Racing on Twitter shows what happened after the initial shove. Drivers Blake Scott and Nicholas Howard are seen brawling, with Chris Scott and Howard’s brother Matthew joining in.
Night #1 and we have a fight up the ramp!
— FloRacing (@FloRacing) December 28, 2022
Lucas Oil @TulsaShootout | Presented by @Lucas_Oil pic.twitter.com/Ytlg7txP7j
Nicholas Howard can be seen getting up from the ground with blood on the back of his head. Howard shared on social media that he has a mild concussion and required four staples in his head.
Feeling lucky to wake up on my own today. Thanks to everyone who reached out, I’m ok just 4 staples and a mild concussion.
— Nicholas Howard (@nhoward37h) December 28, 2022
Race officials told KRMG fighting in the pits leads to automatic expulsion from the event.
Race 17 >> Blake Scott has been disqualified and is done for the weekend for fighting at the top of the ramp.
— TulsaShootout (@TulsaShootout) December 28, 2022
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