# NASCAR driver conflict and penalty decisions > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nascar-driver-conflict-and-penalty-decisions > Updated: 2026-10-13T21:23:59.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. 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. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-13: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nascar-declines-to-penalize-mcdowell-and-stenhouse-jr-after-charlotte-clash ### 2026-09-14: 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. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nascar-declines-to-penalize-william-sawalich-after-collision-with-corey-day --- Cite as: NASCAR driver conflict and penalty decisions. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/nascar-driver-conflict-and-penalty-decisions