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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR fined Carson Hocevar $50,000 on
Wednesday for putting safety officials in danger during the Cup
Series race at Kansas Speedway.
The penalty was listed under a behavioral violation and was for
Hocevar revving and spinning his tires while safety workers
attended to his car after he spun the No. 77 Chevrolet.
The Spire Motorsports driver was involved in an incident late in
Sunday’s race when he spun on the backstretch. He had flat tires
and was unable to get the car rolling again.
“Four flats, can’t
f(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)(asterisk)
roll,” he radioed the team. “It’s just frustrating.”
Hocevar had a shot at a top-10 finish before he was involved in
some late race incidents. He was part of the fifth caution of
the race when he ran into the slower car of J.J. Yeley, and was
also part of the sixth caution when Hocevar spun in an 11-car
crash on a restart.
With just a handful of laps to go, contact from another driver
sent Hocevar into his final spin as the race went to overtime.
Hocevar ended up finishing 29th.
Spire earlier this year fined Hocevar $50,000 following comments
he made during the inaugural Cup Series race in Mexico City.
Hocevar had made derogatory comments about the city and was
issued an internal team penalty.
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