Carson Hocevar has been penalized following an incident in Sunday’s Ally 400 at Nashville.
On Tuesday, NASCAR introduced that Hocevar would lose 25 factors and be fined $50,000 after spinning Harrison Burton beneath warning throughout Sunday’s race.
Hocevar’s penalty makes it two penalties handed out by NASCAR over the Nashville weekend for deliberately crashing opponents, as Truck Sequence driver Layne Riggs was held for 2 laps after a reckless driving penalty in Friday’s Rackley Roofing 200.
Hocevar’s penalty is much like the penalty issued to Xfinity Sequence driver Austin Hill in Might, after Hill deliberately crashed fellow driver Cole Custer on the backstretch at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Hill was additionally docked 25 factors, and whereas his nice was $25,000, it appears affordable {that a} nice for a Cup Sequence driver needs to be greater than that of an Xfinity Sequence driver.
Hocevar’s penalty takes him from twenty second to twenty fourth in Cup Sequence factors, placing him 181 factors beneath the playoff minimize line with seven races to go within the common season. The Cup Sequence rookie was probably in a must-win scenario to make the postseason anyway, and Tuesday’s penalty makes all of it however official.
Hocevar will look to rebound from this penalty in Sunday’s Grant Park 165. Chicago might be an attention-grabbing take a look at for Hocevar, as he didn’t run the race in 2023. Saturday’s apply session would be the first laps he’ll flip at NASCAR’s solely road course, and gaining expertise might be essential to the No. 77 crew’s success within the race.