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There have been many occasions when Noah Gragson has been on the news for all the wrong reasons. Last time around, he deliberately triggered a wreck after coming together with Sage Karam. This weekend at the Atlanta M0tor Speedway, he drew some attention to himself once again. Fortunately, it was for some hilarious off-track antics, as he casually walked over to Victory Lane and helped himself to some peaches.

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Austin Hill won the race, but it was Gragson who pretty much stole the show, and some fruits.

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As it turns out, the #9 JR Motorsports driver could only muster 6th place before he could not resist a peach craving. Needless to say, many fans found the scene hilarious, and one of them was none other than Kurt Busch.

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What did Busch and the fans say about Noah Gragson the Peach Pincher?

The 23XI Racing driver quipped, Ain’t’ he a peach?”.

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According to a reply to Busch’s comment, “Apparently Peaches sponsored the race… I’m sure they’re good with him grabbing one”.

Some even begged Busch to emulate the #9 driver, irrespective of whether he wins or not. In fact, the fan said, “Make sure you do this tomorrow and post it, please!!!”.

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A few others joked about the driver courting a potential penalty for the stunt. One fan wrote on social media, “Noah Gragson given $40,000 fine for stealing victory lane food NASCAR says one more fine and Gragson will be suspended”.

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A few people viewed it as the driver grabbing a small snack as a reward for his participation. A response read, “Got my participation T-Shirt & now I think I’ll grab a little snack”.

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Finally, other comments read, “In an attempt to intimidate Ross, he eats the cousin of Mr melon”, “Noah was hungry”, and “love that guy!”.

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