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Noah Gragson wasn’t done chasing adrenaline when the NASCAR season ended. While the sport honored its champions in Miami on Tuesday night, the Front Row Motorsports driver was at Davis Rodeo Ranch in North Carolina, climbing onto a bull.
“I’m about to ride a bull,” Gragson wrote on Instagram, tagging the Carolina Cowboys of Professional Bull Riders.
The ride lasted about two seconds before he went down.
‘It All Goes Out the Window’
Gragson said the moments before the gate opened were nothing like sitting in a race car.
“There’s so much stuff going on in your head when you’re sitting there, and then they’re, ‘Nod when you’re ready.’ And you’re like, ‘Well, I’m not really, but I’m here, so I better be ready.’ And then it all goes out the window once they open that chute.”
He then challenged fellow Cup driver Austin Dillon to try it himself during a FaceTime call shared on social media. Dillon is general manager of the Carolina Cowboys, a PBR team owned in part by his grandfather, Richard Childress Racing owner Richard Childress. The team is coached by former world champion bull rider Jerome Davis, whose ranch hosted Gragson’s ride.
Concern After Homestead
The bull ride came two days after a scene at Homestead-Miami Speedway that worried some fans. After Sunday’s season finale, video showed Gragson vomiting near the inside wall, and the footage spread on social media.
Gragson has gotten sick after races before, including after O’Reilly Series wins in 2022, and he has talked about the issue publicly. No medical explanation for Sunday’s episode has been reported, and there has been no indication of a serious problem.
A Strong Finish
On the track, Sunday was one of Gragson’s best days of the season. He started 33rd in the No. 4 Ford and finished ninth, matching his best Cup result of 2026.
Late in the race, he made contact with Daniel Suárez and spun him, bringing out the caution with 15 laps to go. Suárez still finished eighth, and said that if they had crashed, “probably I would give him a couple knuckles.” Read more.
Gragson finished 31st in the final Cup standings. Pit This Time hopes he’s feeling well heading into the offseason.
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