(Road And Track) Late model stock car driver Andrew Grady thinks he was wrecked by competitor Davey Callihan in today’s qualifying races for the Martinsville 300, one of the world’s biggest late model races. As racing drivers often do, Grady decided to go to Callihan’s car post-race to voice his displeasure. The situation escalated quickly, and Grady began throwing punches at Callihan while he was still strapped into the car. Then, somehow, things got more ridiculous: Grady was throwing punches at Callihan, plus an extra a kick at his car, when he was carried away by someone else. Not pulled away, carried away.
We’ve got tempers boiling over at @MartinsvilleSwy
Andrew Grady takes out his frustration on Davey Callihan after an accident in Heat 1@FloRacing pic.twitter.com/DeBkUQ27Xy
— NASCAR Roots (@NASCARRoots) September 24, 2022
Yes, that’s Grady being lifted up and physically lifted out of the situation he had escalated. It was the right choice, too; the fight ended immediately, with Grady walking off after being dropped back on the ground.
Andrew Grady says Davey Callihan flipped him off when he went to talk so he decided to ‘Mike Tyson his head.’
He says there are dumbasses who have no business driving a Lawn Mower much less a Late Model at Martinsville.
Says that Callihan wrecked him and Brandon Pierce. pic.twitter.com/X1m99JRYOj
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) September 24, 2022
Grady later told Racing America’s Matt Weaver that he felt he and another competitor had been wrecked intentionally by Callihan, who was in position to transfer into the race itself after the crash. That led him to Callihan’s car, where he says he was flipped off and then chose to respond by “Mike Tysoning his head.” He continues to suggest that Callihan has “no business running a late model, much less a lawn mower.”
“It was for a transfer position at Martinsville. From my perspective, I was there. It was close.”
He says he didn’t flip off Andrew Grady and would have had a conversation about it.
“We were fighting for our lives out there.”
Davey Callihan makes the Martinsville 300. pic.twitter.com/edPBJrGKgI
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) September 24, 2022
