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NASCAR fines Zane Smith $50,000 for ramming Carson Hocevar's car after Phoenix race

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 21). NASCAR fines Zane Smith $50,000 for ramming Carson Hocevar's car after Phoenix race. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/auto-racing/nascar-fines-zane-smith-50-000-for-ramming-carson-hocevar-s-car-after-phoenix-race/article_be1384eb-0cc4-5b7d-b7f9-28cf539871ff.html

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NASCAR fined driver Zane Smith $50,000 for ramming Carson Hocevar’s car during a post-race cool-down lap at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. This fine comes after NASCAR warned both drivers in July and again at Atlanta in October to avoid such behavior following earlier incidents. The penalty contrasts with similar recent altercations that did not result in fines, highlighting the seriousness of NASCAR's warnings.

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In a recent incident in NASCAR's Cup Series, Zane Smith was fined $50,000 by NASCAR for ramming Carson Hocevar's car during a post-race cool-down lap at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. This action followed warnings issued to both drivers back in July after an altercation at Chicagoland Speedway and another meeting held with them in Atlanta earlier this month when they were instructed to avoid further incidents. NASCAR vice president of racing communications, Mike Forde, stated during a podcast that the fine was necessary because Smith and Hocevar failed to resolve their issues amicably on their own. Despite other similar incidents at Charlotte Motor Speedway not resulting in fines for Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., NASCAR took decisive action against Smith due to his repeated misconduct.

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NASCAR issued a $50,000 fine to Cup Series driver Zane Smith after he rammed Carson Hocevar’s car during a post-race cool-down lap Sunday at Phoenix Raceway after ignoring orders to refrain from such antics. asserted

he → issue → antics

NASCAR vice president of racing communications Mike Forde said on the “Hauler Talk” podcast that Smith and Hocevar had been warned back in July not to engage in any post-race contact following a run-in at Chicagoland Speedway. asserted

Smith → say → Speedway

“After they had their dust-up on the race track, we called both of them in at Atlanta,” Forde said. asserted

Forde → have → Atlanta

“And we don’t typically like talking about what we tell those drivers in the hauler. asserted

we → like → hauler

But in this case, pretty much the message was this: If you guys can’t figure it out, we will help you figure it out. asserted

you → figure → it

And they couldn’t figure it out. asserted

they → figure → it

So this is us pretty much helping. asserted

us → help → ?

Zane Smith figured it out a little bit in the form of a $50,000 fine. asserted

Smith → figure → fine

“When we have drivers called into the hauler like that, we don’t have it often, but when we feel like it’s necessary, we’re serious about those conversations.” asserted

we → have → conversations

NASCAR elected not to fine drivers Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after similar post-race contact on Oct. 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway following the checkered flag. asserted

NASCAR → elect → flag

That altercation was quickly defused. asserted

altercation → defuse → ?

Forde said the reason Smith was fined and McDowell and Stenhouse were not is “because of the conversation we had and the ask that we had that we felt was largely ignored.” asserted

we → say → that

In 2024, NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 for hitting Alex Bowman on the cool-down lap after the Chicago Street Race. asserted

NASCAR → fin → Race

NASCAR fines Zane Smith $50,000 for ramming Carson Hocevar's car after Phoenix race

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