Last week at Mexico City’s Viva México 250, Carson Hocevar’s No. 77 Chevy skidded into Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s No. 47 Chevy with 10 laps to go, grinding the race to a halt. This marked the second incident between the two drivers after Nashville shenanigans, which eventually ended in a peace deal. NASCAR’s debut south of the border, already electric with Shane van Gisbergen’s pole and Daniel Suárez’s Xfinity triumph, soured as Hocevar’s blunder stole the spotlight.

The real heat flared after the checkered flag. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., fuming, marched to Hocevar’s car, unloading after the Spire driver’s brake-hop in the stadium section, sent Stenhouse’s No. 47 spinning. Stenhouse promised to retaliate and hurled some not-so-sweet words at the Spire Motorsports driver. “I’m going to beat your a– when we get back to the States.” Many fans were expecting a Kyle Busch 2.0 scenario for the race in Pocono, but for the time being, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is sticking to vocal threats.

Carson Hocevar needs to watch his back on the racetrack

Tensions haven’t cooled. In a recent interview, Stenhouse issued a four-word warning to Hocevar: “Looking over his shoulder.” He added, “Honestly tired of talking about the kid eventually it’ll come to a head you know in the right place right time. Eventually we’ll cross the bridge when we get there but he’d probably be looking over his shoulder for a long time and really see how it goes.”

Stenhouse’s patience is razor-thin after Mexico and Nashville, where Hocevar’s contact wrecked his chances to collect points. With Pocono’s Great American Getaway 400 looming, his words hint at payback on the 2.5-mile triangle. Hocevar’s speed makes him a target, and Stenhouse, no stranger to scraps, isn’t letting this slide. The feud’s simmering, ready to boil over.

Firing back in a recent media session before Pocono, Carson Hocevar was pressed on whether he’d spoken with Stenhouse since Mexico. “Unfortunately, I’m not sure what I would say. There’s nothing that really would change it. We’ve already had that conversation (before Michigan). We have a good relationship—or had one. Just locked up in a very dumb spot. Was just so dumb. Just a mistake that didn’t need to happen and didn’t want it to happen,” he said.

After Nashville, where Hocevar’s bump cost Stenhouse a finish and dropped him below the playoff cutline, they’d hashed it out. Stenhouse called their Michigan talk productive, noting Hocevar’s spin wasn’t malicious. “There’s nothing I can do or say. I can’t go buy him a Hallmark card and make it better,” Hocevar added, sounding resigned.

The Mexico spin stung Stenhouse harder, costing him a top-20 and leaving him 61 points shy of the playoff line, ranked 21st in Cup standings. Hocevar, ironically, sits one point ahead. Their Michigan truce is in tatters, and Hocevar’s admission of a “dumb” mistake hasn’t doused Stenhouse’s fire.

Pocono’s wide, high-speed track could be a stage for retaliation, with Stenhouse’s warning hanging heavy. Hocevar’s contrition might not be enough to dodge a reckoning, especially with Stenhouse’s history of settling scores, like his 2024 All-Star Race dust-up with Kyle Busch.

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Stenhouse’s $12.2 million home sale

Off the track, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is making waves of a different kind, selling his 140-acre Mooresville, North Carolina, estate for a jaw-dropping $12.2 million. Without even listing it, Stenhouse and his wife, Madyson, nabbed a cash offer too sweet to pass up.

The 9,000-square-foot mansion, reached by a grand circular driveway, screams luxury: five bedrooms, nine bathrooms, an outdoor entertainment zone, upper pool, pool house, putting green, and top-tier equestrian facilities. Detached garages and a fitness center round out the sprawling property.

As Stenhouse, 37, barrels toward Pocono, the sale’s a bright spot amid his feud with Hocevar. The Nashville and Mexico incidents have kept him in the headlines, but this deal shows his life off the track is thriving. The Wall Street Journal reported this news, stating that the Hyak Motorsports driver is planning to make a sizeable investment on the land next to his previously owned property, which spans across 160 acres.

Stenhouse Jr. might be unlucky in drawing millions from the NASCAR purse for reaching the playoffs, but off the racetrack, he might have bagged the deal of the season.