NASCAR Shrugs Off Fisticuffs and Swearing, Heads Back to Old Tracks as It Embraces Its Rugged Past
NASCAR said it will not punish Carson Hocevar or Ryan Blaney after their pit-road fight, and CEO Steve O'Donnell said the sport will watch what happens next.
- On Tuesday, NASCAR officials took no disciplinary action against Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar or Ryan Blaney following their recent pit-road brawl at Bristol.
- Two weeks ago at the Bristol short track, contact between Hocevar and Blaney sent the latter into the wall, ending his race; their post-race confrontation escalated on pit road.
- NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell stated on Kevin Harvick's podcast that the sport won't "encourage fighting," but will "encourage passion," reviving a "Boys, have at it" attitude.
- The sport launched a virtual "swear jar" where $5 is added per radio curse; the initiative collected $3,880 after last week's Kansas Speedway race.
- Veteran driver Brad Keselowski noted the sport must balance high-level professionalism with entertainment-centric aspects, adding it remains difficult to avoid tipping its hand too far either way.
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NASCAR Wants Drivers to Police Themselves. But Who Polices the Pit Crews Compromising Safety?
If you had to illustrate the phrase calm before the storm, in terms of NASCAR, it would be this move by Ryan Blaney. Before he marched toward Carson Hocevar at Bristol Motor Speedway, he handed his phone to crew chief Jonathan Hassler and left his team behind. He later told Denny Hamlin’s podcast that he […]
NASCAR shrugs off swearing, fisticuffs, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past
The hats and flags and T-shirts carrying the No. 77 of NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar were flying unapologetically, and almost defiantly, over Kansas Speedway last weekend, days after a pit-road fracas at Bristol in which the up-and-coming Cup Series star traded a few haymakers with popular driver Ryan Blaney.
Ross Chastain calls Ryan Blaney's fight with Carson Hocevar at Bristol Motor Speedway 'NASCAR 101' - NEW YORK TIMES POST
While Joey Logano celebrated at Bristol Motor Speedway last week, Ryan Blaney went to fight Carson Hocevar. Blaney, ticked off after finishing 33rd following a crash that resulted from contact with Hocevar’s car, took a couple of swings at Hocevar. NASCAR star Ross Chastain called the incident “NASCAR 101.” “But seeing Ryan be upset and [...]
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