{
  "id": 15809902,
  "title": "Zane Smith fined $50,000 by NASCAR for ramming Carson Hocevar after Phoenix Cup race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/zane-smith-fined-50-000-by-nascar-for-ramming-carson-hocevar-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:35:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/zane-smith-fined-50000-by-nascar-for-ramming-carson-hocevar/10866572/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "NASCAR has made the decision to penalize Zane Smith, fining the Front Row Motorsports driver $50,000 for slamming into Carson Hocevar after last weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Smith was frustrated after a run-in with Hocevar cost him a potential top ten in the final 15 laps of the race. Hocevar, after getting a bump from Ross Chastain, skated up the track into Turn 3 and ...…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "title": "Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Phoenix II",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/complete-nascar-cup-points-standings-after-2026-phoenix-ii-15516376",
        "published": "2026-10-18T23:20:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after 2026 Phoenix II",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/complete-nascar-cup-points-standings-after-2026-phoenix-ii",
        "published": "2026-10-18T23:20:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}