Mr Chavez said the incident started when he was driving in the slow lane and a young man in a truck came up behind him and honked at the president - then passed him on the hard shoulder.
But Mr Chavez didn't let it go at that. He said he chased down the vehicle and scolded the remorseful motorist.
To be fair to the motorist, Chavez had been driving with his turn signal on for over four miles.
Chavez then warned the young man to stay off his lawn.
