Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NASCAR beef with Carson Hocevar grows in Mexico

• Ricky Stenhouse Jr. confronted Carson Hocevar after a race in Mexico City.
• Hocevar spun Stenhouse on Lap 90, leading to a post-race confrontation.
• This incident follows a previous on-track clash between the two drivers at Nashville Superspeedway.

Carson Hocevar better watch his, uh, rear.

His saga with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. continued June 15 in Mexico City. After NASCAR’s first points race outside of the United States since 1958, Stenhouse confronted the 22-year-old, who has made waves with his aggressive driving in his second full-time season in the Cup Series.

Hocevar spun Stenhouse on Lap 90 of 100 at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Stenhouse finished 27th. Hocevar followed in 34th.

Once the cars were parked, Stenhouse hopped out of his No. 47 Chevrolet and stuck his head in the driver-side window of Hocevar’s No. 77 Chevy.

As for what he said:

“I’m gonna beat your (backside),” Stenhouse yelled. “You’re a lap down. You’ve got nothing to do. Why’d you run right into me for the second time?”

Hocevar tried to explain himself — that his brakes locked up — to no avail. Stenhouse cut him off.

“I don’t give a damn. I don’t give a damn. I will beat your (tail) when we get back to the States.”

Afterward, Hocevar told reporters he couldn’t really hear Stenhouse. But he could recognize something.

“I mean, I know he was very mad,” Hocevar said. “I was very apologetic.”

Ricky Stenhouse Jr.-Carson Hocevar rivalry began during Nashville race

The beef started two weeks ago at Nashville Superspeedway when Hocevar bumped Stenhouse and sent him tush-first into the wall, ending his day in Stage 2.

That incident brought a more veiled Stenhouse threat.

“Definitely will have something to do about it at one point,” he said.