“I Hope He’s Got Armed Security”: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Shown “About 30k” Middle Fingers After Burt Myers Incident at Bowman Gray

Rahul Ahluwalia | 03/02/2025
NASCAR Cup Series driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) walks the track before practice for the Clash at Bowman Gray at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had the worst possible start to his 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. The Hyak Motorsports #47 Chevrolet driver was at the receiving end of some major ire from fans at Bowman Gray Stadium this weekend after he managed to wreck fan-favorite Burt Myers during the 75-lap-long feature race.

Myers has a huge following in Winston-Salem thanks to his 11 titles at the venue. On-track contact by Stenhouse Jr. led to Myers getting planted into the wall. The red flags were out soon. Fans immediately expressed their displeasure, greeting Stenhouse Jr., who was stationary on the track, with a multitude of middle fingers.

Several from the NASCAR fraternity also reacted to the incident and its immediate aftermath. Bubba Wallace’s spotter, Freddie Kraft, who is used to seeing his driver at the receiving end of fans’ displeasure, expressed surprise at seeing someone else receive more middle fingers during the race.

“Damn, I thought Bubba got a lot of middle fingers. I think that was about 30k for Ricky,” wrote Kraft on X.

“I hope he’s got armed security to get out of there tonight,” replied one fan to the post. “Ricky deserves it,” added another.

One fan touched on Stenhouse Jr.’s driving tendencies and exclaimed: “If a driver was going to mess up someone’s race it would be Wreck ’em Stenhouse!”

Another person defended Bubba while throwing Stenhouse Jr. under the bus. “Unlike Bubba, Ricky actually deserves his.”

The rough-up between the two drivers resulted in Myers not being able to qualify for the 200-lap Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray. The fans’ reactions were understandable to an extent.

Myers analyzes contact with Stenhouse Jr.

Myers was not happy with the way his outing ended prematurely at Bowman Gray.

“It was definitely the #47. His bumper and I’m in the infield, so I guess that tells the story. It was an awesome experience. I just hate for it to end the way it did… but we had a great time,” said the 49-year-old driver.

“I got shoved into the #47 and pushed him out. When I got under him, I don’t know if he was upset about that or what. But we ended up hitting the wall. I’ll have to watch the replay to know exactly what happened,” added Myers.

The Winston-Salem crowd was certainly taking no prisoners, just as everyone hoped they would not when NASCAR announced their return to the area in 2025. Seems like the event will be remembered for the middle-finger incident as much as for the action on the track.

Post Edited By: Karthik Raman
Bowman Gray Stadium NASCAR Cup Series Ricky Stenhourse Jr.

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Rahul Ahluwalia

Rahul Ahluwalia is a NASCAR Content Strategist and Journalist at The SportsRush. Hailing from a Journalism and Mass Communication background, Rahul's love for automobiles transformed into his passion for all things racing. With over 1200+ articles under his belt covering a mixture of NASCAR and F1, he has realized his calling in the world of motorsports with actual first hand experience behind the wheel to back it up. He has competed in several autocross events as well as rallycross-style competitions to hone his skills behind the wheel and better understand the mindset of a racecar driver, allowing him to further improve his writing as well. He also has an editorial background with respect to racing and has eye for stories which otherwise go unnoticed. Rahul is also an avid sim racer indulging in various disciplines such as rallying and oval racing during his free time. Having begun his motorsports journey at the start of 2020, he turned his passion into his work allowing him to delve deeper into the ever evolving and world of cars and motorsports. Apart from racing, Rahul also has sound technical knowledge of the automotive industry and automobiles in general. Having grown up playing video games such as Need for Speed, Forza Motorsport and Gran Turismo, it is easy to see where the love for racing and machines inculcated in the first place.

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