Zane Smith was fined $50,000 after running into Carson Hocevar after the race at Phoeniox Raceway
Last week at Phoenix Raceway, Zane Smith maintained speed after crossing the finish line. He caught up to Carson Hocevar and drove right into the back of him at a high rate of speed.
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The incident was retaliation for contact earlier in the race. However, Ross Chastain shoved Hocevar into the side of Smith.
After the post-race retalliation, Smith was made aware that Hocevar was not the cause of the initial contact. Smith responded saying he didn’t care.
NASCAR responded by issuing a $50,000 fine to Smith for the move.
Zane Smith penalized for crashing Carson Hocevar at Phoenix
Carson Hocevar comments on the penalty to Zane Smith
“It was unexpected. I was looking around, I think I was looking down and I hit,” Carson Hocevar stated from the media center at Talladega.
“My mind set was like, ‘Who did I just run into?’ I thought somebody stopped in front of me.”
“I looked around in front of me and there was nobody in front of me. I looked behind me, ‘Oh! I got hit.’ “
“It was a hard hit, for sure. But moreso the fact that it was unexpected. That’s all I got.”
Hocevar and Smith have not talked since the incident.
“It seems pretty one-sided to me. I don’t really care. Yeah, I don’t care.”
Today, the NASCAR Cup Series is racing on the 2.66-mile oval of Talladega Superspeedway. It’s race 8 of 10 in The Chase.
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Carson Hocevar comments on Zane Smith (Video)
Video of Smith crashing into Hocevar
