{
  "id": 18041060,
  "title": "NASCAR penalizes Carson Hocevar, Josh Berry for Martinsville incidents",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/nascar-penalizes-carson-hocevar-josh-berry-for-martinsville-incidents",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:58:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nascar-penalizes-carson-hocevar-josh-235852182.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry, two NASCAR Cup Series drivers, have been penalized for brake-checking incidents at Martinsville Speedway during the Nov. 1 race. Hocevar was fined $100,000 and received a 25-point deduction, while Berry faced a $50,000 fine and the same point penalty. NASCAR characterized these violations as behavioral incidents and actions detrimental to stock car racing, noting Hocevar had multiple code of conduct infractions. Hocevar had been suspended by his team, Spire Motorsports, for the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Berry, who will leave the Wood Brothers team at the end of the year, finished fourth at Martinsville, dropping to 22nd in the standings. Hocevar, despite winning his first Cup Series race at Talladega, has been involved in frequent on-track incidents due to his aggressive driving style.",
  "summary": "NASCAR has fined and taken points from Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry for separate incidents involving brake-checking at Martinsville.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Motorsport.com",
        "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-17710293",
        "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."
}