The limelight from Phoenix Raceway barely faded when a quiet storm hit the NASCAR Xfinity Series garage. Just two days after the finale, one rising talent, hailing from Rhinelander, Wisconsin, decided to part ways with his team. Having completed his first full season with Alpha Prime Racing, many expected the No. 4 Chevy driver to have a long and fruitful career with Tommy Joe Martins’s team. However, fate had other plans after a pit road clash between the team owner and crew chief Joe Williams changed the young driver’s fate.

So what exactly went down at Phoenix Raceway, forcing Parker Retzlaff to call it quits at Alpha Prime Racing? Let’s explore.

The pit road blowup that broke the camaraderie

Saturday’s Xfinity finale at Phoenix turned ugly fast for Alpha Prime. Tommy Joe Martins cla

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