V8 Supercars drivers deny claims they allegedly ended up ‘on the ground wrestling’ in fiery clash at sport’s gala black-tie dinner
- V8 Supercars drivers who have been stated to have gotten into combat have issued denials
- The altercation was stated to have occurred at the sport’s Gala Awards in Adelaide
- A witness claimed each drivers ended up ‘on the ground wrestling’
Two V8 Supercars drivers who have been stated to have gotten right into a heated clash that turned bodily at the sport’s end-of-season black-tie gala dinner have each denied something inappropriate occurred.
The Supercars group got here collectively final Monday evening to rejoice their season with the annual Gala Awards and dinner at Adelaide Oval.
V8 Supercars star Scott Pye (pictured) maintains he did not get right into a bodily altercation with fellow star Jake Kostecki at the sport’s end-of-season dinner final week
It was claimed Kostecki (pictured) and Pye allegedly began buying and selling insults earlier than changing into concerned in a bodily change late in the night
It was claimed that drivers Jake Kostecki and Scott Pye allegedly began buying and selling insults earlier than changing into concerned in a bodily change late in the night.
‘It seemed like they’d had a number of to drink,’ one individual instructed News Corp.
The publication spoke to Pye about it afterwards and he denied that it occurred, saying: ‘Nothing occurred. There was no altercation.’
Daily Mail Australia reached out to Kostecki for remark and he additionally denied any combat happened.
‘No, sorry, I simply learn the title of the story on-line and it says with Scott Pye however that is all faux rumours,’ stated Kostecki.
Scott Pye is pictured racing throughout the Adelaide 500 simply earlier than the gala dinner happened
‘I do not know the place it got here from, I’ve been mates with Scott and nothing occurred.’
Pye notched his first V8 Supercars victory in 2018 at Albert Park and completed seventh in the championship that 12 months. He’s at present with Team 18.
Kostecki is with Tickford Racing and has simply 18 begins to his title in the V8 Supercars competitors, coming twenty first in the drivers championship in 2022.
Earlier in the night at the black-tie dinner, veteran driver Lee Holdsworth gained the Barry Sheene Medal for ‘finest and fairest’ in his remaining 12 months of full-time racing.
‘This is fairly particular. I definitely did not count on this,’ he stated.
Jake Kostecki is pictured competing at Mount Panorama in 2021
‘I’m tremendous proud. This is one among the finest accolades you might ever get and Barry was an absolute idol to me.
‘The finish of my profession couldn’t have ended on a greater be aware. I’ve loved each minute of it and there are too many individuals to thank over my journey in the sport.’
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