He grabbed Greg Biffle by the throat, and remember, throwing a punch up until around 2011 when they issued the boys have at it deal, would get you a suspension and a points deduction. Jimmy Spencer got suspended for punching Kurt Busch, even though Rubberhead had it coming.
Only drivers I can remember ever throwing a single punch in my lifetime are:
Michael Waltrip(Lake Speed)
Tony Stewart(Joey Logano)
Kevin Harvick(Kyle Busch)
Kyle Busch(Joey Logano)
Marcos Ambrose(Casey Mears)
Jeff Gordon(Mike Bliss)
Clint Bowyer(Ryan Newman)
Jimmy Spencer(Kurt Busch)
Now, I’ve seen several driver fights with punches thrown in the Busch and Trucks, but in the Cup Series, if punches are being thrown, it’s usually gonna be from a crew member.
I think Ward Burton would have literally killed Dale Jr at Bristol if he could have got to him at the his hottest point, but he cooled down by the end of the race. Ward Burton is another one that I bet would have been hard to handle