Bubba Wallace penalized after crashing NASCAR winner Alex Bowman

We saw multiple post-race incidents between NASCAR drivers at the Chicago Street Course

Over the weekend, NASCAR unloaded in Downtown Chicago, Illinois. The thrilling race weekend brought drama to the surface with multiple post-race incidents.

View the NASCAR penalty report after Chicago below.

On the final lap, Daniel Suarez spun Chase Elliott. After the finish, Elliott ran him down and rubbed his door before giving him a brake check. The two drivers spoke peacefully on pit lane after the race.

Chase Elliott ran into Daniel Suarez after the Chicago finish (Video)

Also, Bubba Wallace ran into race winner Alex Bowman after the finish. That was in retaliation to an incident earlier in the race.

Bubba Wallace crashes NASCAR winner Alex Bowman (Video)

Two weeks ago, NASCAR drivers Carson Hocevar was fined $50,000 after spinning Harrison Burton under caution. NASCAR elected to issue a big fine after the incident at Nashville Superspeedway.

NASCAR driver fined $50k after Nashville Superspeedway (Video)

NASCAR has now fined Bubba Wallace $50,000. Unlike Hocevar, he was not docked any points.

NASCAR Cup Series
Penalty Report

No. 23 – Bubba Wallace

Date: 7/7/2024 (post-race)

Penalty Level: Behavioral

Sections 4.4B & D: NASCAR Member Code of Conduct

Penalty: Driver (Bubba Wallace) has been fined $50,000.

NASCAR Xfinity Series
Penalty Report

Christopher Freman

Date: 7/9/2024

Penalty Level: Behavioral

Sections 4.4B: NASCAR Member Code of Conduct

Penalty: Indefinite membership revocation from NASCAR

Chicago Results: July 7, 2024 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Links

NASCAR Chicago | NASCAR