It didn’t really take long for NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams to create a fandom of his own. After being told to pull over immediately because of his damaged vehicle, he made a dramatic exit stage left. In essence, he parked his #92 car on the front stretch at Atlanta and simply walked away.
Obviously, NASCAR did not appreciate the stunt, but he became an instant hero for the fans.
Quite recently, he sat down for an exclusive interview with EssentiallySports. Among the various subjects, he spoke about the altercation between Ryan Preece and Kyle Larson.
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Josh Williams gives his take on the Kyle Larson-Ryan Preece incident
The incident was at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race, and Larson was none too happy about it.
Williams told EssentiallySports, “I don’t know. They’re racing hard, right? It is what it is. It doesn’t show everything that happened. It could go all the way to the beginning of the race. I guess you’ll see in the future if it’s a big deal or not. I think that the drivers are scared to say anything or to do anything right now.”
“We will get back to being able to race each other and kind of express our feelings a little more in the future.”
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Before this, the #92 driver even spoke about his friend Chase Briscoe, who drives for Stewart-Haas Racing. He talked about the dirt racing incident between Briscoe and Ryan Blaney, in reference to what went down with Larson and Preece.
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He said, “If you get into somebody on purpose or whatever, or even by accident, you spin the guy. You got to take the blame for it. Just let it happen. May or may not have happened this weekend in the Cup race.”
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He continued, “I think that they’ve got to be careful with the attention that they put on themselves with NASCAR. We’re racers, we got to race. It’s part of racing, right? We’re not racing SCCA or we’re not allowed to pass in certain spots or run into each other, right? This is NASCAR. Driving as hard as you can and being able to beat the guy in front of you if you’re fast than them.”
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So far this season, Williams has been mostly hanging around the Top 20 or lower. Without a doubt, the 29-year-old will be eager to improve his performance and finish higher up the order.