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NASCAR driver conflict and penalty decisions

Overview

NASCAR officials have repeatedly declined to issue penalties following on-track and post-race confrontations between drivers.

In September, the organization opted not to sanction William Sawalich after a collision with Corey Day at World Wide Technology Raceway. The incident, which involved Sawalich side-slamming Day, followed a previous encounter between the two at Darlington Raceway.

In October, NASCAR similarly decided against fines or suspensions for Michael McDowell and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. following a conflict at Charlotte Motor Speedway. During a cooldown lap, Stenhouse door-slammed McDowell’s vehicle multiple times, leading McDowell to retaliate by hitting Stenhouse from behind and spinning him out. Following a review of footage, NASCAR VP of Racing Communications Mike Forde stated that no penalties would be issued because neither driver hit a wall and both had their window nets up. Officials planned to meet with the drivers to ensure cars are not used as weapons in future incidents.

Entities

NASCAR · Ricky Stenhouse Jr. · Denny Hamlin · Chase Briscoe · Charlotte Motor Speedway

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    NASCAR declines to penalize McDowell and Stenhouse Jr. after Charlotte clash

    NASCAR will not penalize Michael McDowell or Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for their post-race collision at Charlotte Motor Speedway, though officials will meet with both drivers before the next race.

  2. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    NASCAR declines to penalize William Sawalich after collision with Corey Day

    NASCAR declined to penalize William Sawalich after he collided with Corey Day at WWT Raceway, signaling a continued trend of driver self-policing on the track.

Sources

essentiallysports.com · fanbuzz.com · heavy.com · racingnews.co · si.com