Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hadn’t socked Hocevar with a right hook quite yet — hot on the heels of Stenhouse’s threat to beat up his racing rival after last weekend’s race in Mexico City — leaving the next shot at any potential retaliation inside or outside the cars set for Sunday’s NASCAR race.

The tensions between Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Carson Hocevar continue to escalate and now it might move from the track

Nigel Kinrade Photography Sometimes, a phone call after the race will fix conflict between NASCAR drivers. This is not the case for Carson Hocevar, who knows that even an apology card will not help him and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.