The track is not the only place NASCAR drivers Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch get after it. The longtime rivals are known to have an icy relationship, but things are certainly heating up between the two on social media.
During practice for the Chicagoland Cup Series Final where Toyota Racing took the top four spots, Keselowski took to Twitter to complain about what he sees as NASCAR's favoritism of Toyota:
We are all in for a rude awakening.
Haven't seen NASCAR let a manufacturer get this far ahead since the 70s https://t.co/LttpCz9vJZ— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) September 15, 2017
It didn't take long for Busch to post a strong response:
? STFU https://t.co/EjexBIHWwE
— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) September 15, 2017
Busch later explained to NBC Sports that he felt Keselowski's tweets were out of line and discounting all the hard work his team has put in.
"I've just got to say of how proud I am of all our Toyota, TRD teammates and guys and teams, Furniture Row, Joe Gibbs Racing, TRD ... the whole package is there. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication from a lot of great people, and I feel like right now all he's doing is slapping these people across the face."
Keselowski wasn't done tweeting:
It's 2017. When you're about to lose an argument you call people names rather than face facts. https://t.co/IJnFiQOAXY
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) September 15, 2017
Needless to say, all this talk is going to play out in a very interesting race on Sunday.