Former NASCAR driver Matt Tifft was violently attacked at the Toledo Speedway during the ASA STARS National Super Late Model race. The altercation involved fellow driver Billy VanMeter and his crew member Bryan Glaze after an on-track incident where VanMeter spun Tifft out. The heated confrontation culminated in Bryan Glaze tackling Tifft to the ground and kicking him in the face, resulting in a bloody nose and a black eye. The incident, which happened on Saturday, has prompted possible legal action from the driver.
The conflict began when Tifft approached VanMeter in his pit stall following the race, intent on confronting him about what happened during the race that saw his car spin. What was expected to be a verbal confrontation quickly escalated into physical violence. Tifft was forcefully tackled and kicked while down, an act he later condemned on social media platform X , calling the move “chickens***” and adding his disapproval of such behavior in the sport.
“First off, I’m okay. Nothing broken, just got that [black eye],” Tifft wrote. “But what’s a chickens*** move really is getting thrown on the ground and then somebody coming up and kicking someone while they’re on the ground and that’s about as low as it gets.”