{
  "id": 9015536,
  "title": "NASCAR will not penalize Hocevar and Blaney for Bristol fight, but still reviewing others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nascar-will-not-penalize-hocevar-and-blaney-for-bristol-fight-but",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T21:39:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motorsport.com",
    "slug": "motorsport-com",
    "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/nascar-will-not-penalize-carson-hocevar-and-ryan-blaney-for-bristol-fight/10857829/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NASCAR has decided not to penalize drivers Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar for their altercation following the Bristol Night Race on Saturday night. NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell discussed the decision in an interview with Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour show. O'Donnell stated that while the organization is not encouraging fighting, they appreciate the passion shown by the drivers, particularly Blaney. The NASCAR executive emphasized that physical confrontations on the track should be avoided, citing examples like Brad Keselowski's incident at Talladega. O'Donnell also expressed concerns about over-the-wall athletes, such as crew members, interfering in driver conflicts. Blaney spoke about the incident on Actions Detrimental, admitting that he \"got my ass kicked\" during the confrontation.",
  "summary": "NASCAR announced on Monday afternoon that there would be no penalties issued to drivers Ryan Blaney or Carson Hocevar regarding their fight on Saturday night in the aftermath of the Bristol Night Race. With that said, the Sanctioning Body will review the footage to determine if any crew members involved in the fracas will need to be penalized. NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell detailed that ... Keep…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "NASCAR fight video: Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar throw punches at Bristol",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/nascar-fight-video-ryan-blaney-carson-hocevar-throw-punches-at-bristol",
        "published": "2026-09-21T15:05:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}