Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Socks Kyle Busch In Face After NASCAR Race, Ignites Wild Brawl

NASCAR's All-Star race Sunday night looked a whole lot more like a UFC event -- at least at the end -- when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. hauled off and socked Kyle Busch in the face for wrecking into him earlier in the evening.

The scene was chaotic ... after getting run over by Busch in the second lap of the contest at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina, Stenhouse Jr. waited all night long to confront the NASCAR superstar in the raceway's garage.

He got in Busch's face, told him he was pissed over the crash ... and then he threw a right hand that connected with the driver's left cheek. He appeared to throw at least one more punch -- before all hell then broke loose.

Crews for each of the guys jumped in and began wrestling with one another ... as Stenhouse Jr. and Busch were both taken to the ground. The two tried to get up to get in the mix further -- although they were ultimately held back from one another.

Thankfully, after several moments of scuffling, cooler heads prevailed ... and all parties were separated.

Busch didn't speak with reporters following the fracas, but Stenhouse Jr. did ... and while his frustrations had ended in violence just minutes before -- he seemed to say his beef with his colleague was now over.