There's one thing being competitive. There's another being shameless.
That's what happened during a twitter war between Cody Ware and Matt diBenedetto that apparently started as a result of a wreck at the Southern 500.
"Go tell the 51 to just quit racing."
The Twitter feud between Cody Ware & Matt DiBenedetto started here: https://t.co/cWxWtn95ue #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/ZHVmAuBel9
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) September 6, 2017
"Go tell 51 to just quit racing," said diBenedetto reacting to the wreck. Ware, of course, drives the No. 51. AJ Allmendinger was also caught in the wreck.
Now, after situations like this, things can get heated. Drivers might yell a profanity. They may make some veiled threats. But after the heat of a difficult races, cooler heads then to prevail.
Not in Ware's case.
After diBenedetto blamed Ware for the wreck -- "I was behind you and got caught up in it, it was actually your fault, no offense bud -- Ware shot back with a low blow:
RT to save a life pic.twitter.com/uhHdJoA7BZ
— Larry Spencer III (@LeadLapLarry) September 4, 2017
And, he wasn't done:
Might as well RT this one too. pic.twitter.com/uN4yqsFK1l
— Larry Spencer III (@LeadLapLarry) September 4, 2017
Ware apparently recognized the error of his ways. He didn't apologize and remained defiant while taking down his Twitter account:
UPDATE: pic.twitter.com/iNbnH34CH8
— Larry Spencer III (@LeadLapLarry) September 4, 2017
In this case, anyway, he's right about the maturity and ability.