{
  "id": 17857410,
  "title": "Data reveals severity of Carson Hocevar's brake-check: \"There's no denying it\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/data-reveals-severity-of-carson-hocevars-brake-check-theres-no",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T21:09:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/what-the-smt-data-says-about-carson-hocevars-brake-check/10871109/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While drivers are put in a position where they essentially have to deny intent or face penalties, the SMT data tells the entire story of Carson Hocevar's aggressive brake-checking, intentionally destroying the front of Austin Cindric's car and ending his race. On this week's episode of Inside the Race, veteran crew chief Steve Letarte and former driver Jamie McMurray broke it all down with the…",
  "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."
}