Max Papis had an incident with Mike Skeen on the track during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Motorsports Park on Sunday, but it was off the track where things got really bad.
Papis and Skeen were battling for position and both went into the wall on the final corner of the final lap after Skeen tried pulling a move under Papis. Papis managed to finish sixth in the Chevrolet Silverado 250, while Skeen finished 13th.
Papis had words for Skeen during the cool down lap per FOX Nascar blog Shake and Bake. Things spilled over into the garage, where several crew members went up to Papis’ door. After getting out of his car and conducting an interview, Papis was approached by Skeen’s girlfriend Kelly Heaphy, who was irate and slapped him.
ESPN’s Marty Smith reported that Papis literally suffered a dislocated jaw after being slapped, and Papis confirmed that over Twitter:
“@david1046: @maxpapis R the reports true about ur jaw?”YES
— Max Papis (@maxpapis) September 2, 2013
Heaphy could face assault charges if Papis cared to pursue them. This woman was really ticked. Just look at it:
Physical altercations by the track are nothing new for Papis. You may recall that Papis slapped Billy Johnson after the Nationwide Race at Road America:
Not only did Papis take the slap to the face like it was nothing, but he also ridiculed Skeen over Twitter for needing some help to fight his battles:
What a day proud of @SportClips @ntsmotorsports guys we were in the right spot untill #6 decided to drill us and himself !!!
— Max Papis (@maxpapis) September 2, 2013
That deal was only between me and #6 driver we could have solved it alone …but I guess he needed some …help !!!!
— Max Papis (@maxpapis) September 2, 2013
I made many mistake in my life and racing but always lived up to them The one of #6 was just amateur … Without me he would be head on wall
— Max Papis (@maxpapis) September 2, 2013
