{
  "id": 17791343,
  "title": "Jeff Burton and Dale Jarrett blast Carson Hocevar: \"That's not racing\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/jeff-burton-and-dale-jarrett-blast-carson-hocevar-thats-not-racing",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T12:10:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/jeff-burton-and-dale-jarrett-blast-carson-hocevar-thats-not-racing/10870893/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Carson Hocevar has faced scrutiny following an incident during a race involving Austin Cindric. According to Yahoo Sports, just over 200 laps into the event, Hocevar appeared to aggressively brake-check Cindric at least three times while battling for position. This resulted in heavy damage to the front bumper of Cindric's No. 2 Team Penske Ford, forcing him to the garage and a 36th-place finish. Hocevar finished the race in 21st.\n\nWhen questioned by NBC, Hocevar initially stated he \"got lost there for a second\" and later suggested the incident was a product of short track racing at Martinsville. Motorsport.com noted that his post-race explanation drew criticism from NASCAR legends who serve as analysts for the NBC broadcast. In a later media session reported by Yahoo Sports, Hocevar reiterated that such occurrences happen during short track racing, stating that sometimes a driver is being hit and sometimes they are causing it.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Carson Hocevar denies intent in Austin Cindric clash: “We were just having fun”",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/carson-hocevar-denies-intent-in-austin-cindric-clash-we-were-just",
        "published": "2026-11-02T00:20:13.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}