BRISTOL, Tenn.-- Kyle Larson won at Bristol Electric motor Speedway-- not actually a huge surprise or even one of the most fascinating part of NASCAR's very first playoff elimination race.

The post-race feud in between reigning Mug Series champion Chase Elliott and also Kevin Harvick stole the program Saturday evening, especially when Harvick angrily told the stimulated crowd: "I prepare to freakin' rip somebody's avoid."

The fickle crowd struggled to select a side prior to resolving firmly behind Elliott, NASCAR's the majority of preferred vehicle driver.

Harvick took the lead from Elliott with 33 laps continuing to be however the hard racing for the win created call that cut one of Elliott's tires. After a quick tire adjustment, Elliott exacted his revenge by intentionally reducing in front of Harvick to provide Hendrick Motorsports colleague Kyle Larson an opportunity to capture Harvick.

Larson made the race-winning pass with 4 laps to visit gain his sixth win of the year. Then Harvick and also Elliott parked together with each other on pit roadway, bounded out their windows, and instantly started jawing at each other.

"Obviously, Harvick and Chase obtained together. Chase was disturbed. Sort of held him up," Larson claimed. "It obtained Harvick needing to walk around and also use his tires up off all-time low. I began to get some dive-ins working off of (turn) 2, got a large run, decided to shoot, slide him, press him a little, hen he had me boosted down the frontstretch. It was wild."

After that came the pit-road conflict.

Harvick had his helmet on in the beginning as well as Elliott wagged his finger in Harvick's face. There was short pushing, Harvick slammed his safety helmet in anger, as well as both drivers condemned the other even after the spoken sparring relocated within Elliott's hauler for an exclusive conversation.

"We were competing for the frickin' win at Bristol, we're three-wide in the middle, as well as he throws a temper tantrum like I was simply trying to obtain the lead and also race him hard," Harvick fumed. "After that he brought up before me as well as simply rests there till I shed the entire lead."

The crowd then was really extremely on Elliott's side.

"They can boo all the desire, I don't care," Harvick claimed.

Elliott, on the other hand, suggested Harvick presses people around on the track and the pattern should quit.

"It's something he does constantly. He faces your left side frequently at various other tracks and also sometimes it does lower your left side and also other times it doesn't, "Elliott stated." He did it to me in Darlington a few weeks earlier because he was tired of competing with me as well as whether he did it intentionally no matter.

"I do not care that he is or the length of time he's been doing it. I am going to stand up for myself and also my team as well as take place later on."

With that said, the Bristol faithful was strongly Team Elliott.

Chase Elliott, left, and Kevin Harvick, right, have a heated conversation following Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Yet the followers loved Larson, as well, as well as he was bathed with adoration as he moved a step more detailed to his very first NASCAR champion. Larson is the top seed and also the preferred to win the Cup. "I enjoy this place. This is by far my preferred track. This is why,"Larson told the crowd."You people are incredible, loud. We feel the energy while we're available racing. Thanks, everyone, for investing your hard-earned money to come see us placing on a show."