Watkins Glen has long tested drivers’ precision and patience. This includes the notorious 2007 altercation between Kevin Harvick and Juan Pablo Montoya during a red-flag stoppage. This was when the two exchanged shoves under intense playoff pressure. Qualifying at road courses often brings tempers to the surface, and last weekend’s Go Bowling at The Glen was no exception. Tensions flared again when Carson Hocevar and Brad Keselowski clashed over impaired laps. After the video of their pit-road confrontation made headlines, Hocevar recently extended a truce, defusing the tension and setting the stage for reconciliation.

During Saturday’s qualifying at Watkins Glen, Hocevar believed Keselowski had impeded his flying lap. In return, he slowed on his cool-down, forcing the veteran to go aroun

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