CONCORD, N.C. >> Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has cooled off and no longer plans to wreck Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

But that doesn’t mean he and Busch are back on speaking terms.

Stenhouse said he spoke to Busch’s team owner Richard Childress — who had threatened to go after Stenhouse himself if he retaliated against his driver in NASCAR’s longest race of the season — and said they are fine.

Stenhouse threw a punch at Busch that started a melee following Sunday night’s All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after he felt Busch wrecked him on purpose on the second lap of the $1 million exhibition race.

“It was the heat of moment,” Stenhouse said Saturday about punching Busch, which resulted in a record $75,000 fine from NASCAR. “You never want to wreck anybody on purpose, especially somewhere like Charlotte.”

Several drivers have said the fine was excessive, including Chase Elliott.

Stenhouse said he had a “ton of respect” for what Busch has accomplished during his career, but added he’s now lost some of it “for wrecking us on purpose, especially in that moment. (But) I’m not going to waste my time trying to get him back.”

Busch said the two drivers haven’t spoken since the fight, and his focus is on winning.

“I don’t need to a fight with Ricky Stenhouse Jr., I need a fight with the top three guys so I can start winning some races,” said Busch, who has yet to win a Cup points race.

Busch defended his actions on the track, saying he did nothing wrong.

Asked if he thinks Stenhouse will wreck him, Busch replied, “I don’t think he will.”

Larson set for Indy-Coca Cola double

Kyle Larson will attempting to complete the Indianapolis 500-Coca-Cola 600 double.

The potential for rain in Indianapolis on Sunday could throw a damper in his efforts to get back to Charlotte Motor Speedway if that race gets delayed.

Larson is trying to become the fifth to race in both the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.

He qualified fifth for the 500, which starts at around 12:45 p.m. Eastern. The plan is to complete the showcase in Arrow McLaren’s No. 17 car and then be flown to Charlotte, North Carolina, for his more familiar No. 5 Chevrolet for NASCAR’s longest race set to start at 6 p.m.

Last week NASCAR made accommodations for Larson by moving the start of the All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway back 16 minutes to ensue he would get to the track.