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In racing, a driver generally doesn't get to five wins in a given season without making one or two enemies along the way. After winning his fifth Cup race of 2021, Kyle Larson has seemingly earned an enemy in longtime dirt racing rival Christopher Bell.

Larson's path to victory in Sunday's race at Watkins Glen came at the expense of, and quite literally through, Bell.

On Lap 55, Larson attempted to pass Bell for the second spot entering Turn One when the two made contact and Bell spun around. Larson was able to shake off the incident and go on to win, while Bell had to settle for seventh after losing considerable track position.

Days later, a feud between Bell and Larson has emerged as a result of the incident.

Speaking on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Tuesday, Larson shared that Bell has ignored his attempts to reach out and explain what happened. 

Here's what Larson said:

"I reached out and tried (to talk to Bell), but I guess he's not willing to talk to me. Which is kind of whatever. I think any other adult in the field would at least have a conversation with you, but he doesn't care to. So we'll move on from it. And if he wants to get me back, that's fine. Whatever. I'm not going to worry about it. If it makes him sleep better at night to ignore me and want to crash me or whatever, so be it."

After he apologized for the contact with Bell in his post-race interview, Larson stated that he thought both parties involved were to blame for the contact after watching replays of the incident. While Larson admitted that he locked up his brakes on corner entry, he also claimed that Bell turned down as if there wasn't a car to his inside.

"I was a half a carlength back on him down the frontstretch and was to his inside the whole braking zone, and actually was further forward than I thought I really was," Larson said. "I locked the brakes up late in the braking zone when I realized he was going to turn in the corner, and really turned in like I wasn't there.

"I'm not sure if his spotter just didn't tell him or what happened there, but either way I still feel bad about it. I don't ever want to spin anybody out, especially Christopher Bell. I've got a lot of respect for him on the race track and we've had amazing races together."

As for Bell, he alluded to his frustration with Larson just after Sunday's race came to a close.

"I haven't seen it so I don't know if I crowded him at all, but he shouldn't have been in there in the first place," Bell said, per NASCAR.com. "He didn't really have a run coming off of (turn) seven. We were all packed up."

The dispute over the incident at Watkins Glen adds another layer to the racing history between Larson and Bell.

The two have developed quite the rivalry in dirt racing competition. Both have had outstanding head-to-head battles on dirt -- particularly at the Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa -- which have spilled over into NASCAR as Bell has made his way up the ranks and into the Cup Series.