Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, others weigh in on Gateway fight night
It didn't take long for some NASCAR observers to take to social media to offer commentary on the fight that took place between Camping World Truck Series drivers John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher as the Drivin' For Linemen 200 neared completion early Sunday morning at Gateway Motorsports Park.
Some, such as Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s fiancee Amy Reimann, took the humorous approach.
Others, such as Dale Jr. himself, simply thought the whole thing was "ridiculous."
And of course tough-guy Tony Stewart enjoyed the way Townley handled himself in the scuffle, during which Townley eventually broke free from Gallagher's grip and got in several punches to Gallagher's facial area.
Take a look at a handful of their posts, including an additional one that might have summed it up best of all after the two drivers had wrecked each other twice on the night -- and after Townley, who is sponsored by Zaxby's (which was founded by his father), had crashed out of his third race in nine series starts this season.
Monkey rendition of the truck fight ?https://t.co/f5zCDEoqci
— Amy Reimann (@Amy_Reimann) June 26, 2016
It all looked ridiculous to me. https://t.co/tVVazohbHX
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) June 26, 2016
Well @JWTownley is now officially my newest hero. It's about time someone had the balls to do what they thought was right ????
— Tony Stewart (@TonyStewart) June 26, 2016
Sometimes you have just had enough.. pic.twitter.com/LQU2Ybgz1Z
— Rodney Childers (@RodneyChilders4) June 26, 2016
This sums up tonight pic.twitter.com/pZA2Wfc3gQ
— Alex Bowman (@AlexBRacing) June 26, 2016
Let um fight it out love it!! That's what our sport was built on the drivers emotions!! #nascar
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@StenhouseJr) June 26, 2016
John Wes Townley didn't really know how to hit Spencer Gallagher because Spencer Gallagher isn't a wall. #ncwts #nascar
— nascarcasm (@nascarcasm) June 26, 2016
