Over the weekend, NASCAR hosted playoff races on the 1.5-mile of Kansas Speedway. Two penalties have been issued following the race in Kansas City.
View the NASCAR penalty report from Kansas Speedway below.
Carson Hocevar has been issued a behavioral penalty. The Spire Motorsports driver has been fined $50,000.
“Hocevar’s No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet spun to a halt on the backstretch on the 260th of 273 laps in the Hollywood Casino 400, flattening multiple tires,” NASCAR stated in a release. “After safety personnel had arrived at the crash scene, officials indicated that Hocevar revved and spun his tires in an attempt to rejoin the field while those safety workers attended to his car.”
Kansas Race Results: September 28, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Driver/Team: Carson Hocevar No. 77
Date: 9/28/2025 (post-race inspection)
Level: Behavioral
Infraction: Sections 4.4.B&D: NASCAR Member Conduct
Penalty: Driver (Carson Hocevar) has been fined $50,000.
Driver/Team: Nick Sanchez No. 48
Date: 9/27/2025 (post-race inspection)
Level: Safety
Infraction: Sections 8.8.10.4a: Tires and Wheels (Note: Lug nut(s) not properly installed.)
Penalty: The team has been fined $5,000.
B. Member actions that could result in a loss of 25-50 driver and/or Team Owner Points and/or $50,000-$100,000 fine. Violations may also result in Race suspension(s), indefinite suspension, or membership revocation:
D. Member actions that could result in a fine, and/or loss of driver and/or Team Owner Points, and/or suspension,and/or indefinite suspension, or membership revocation:
– Actions by a NASCAR Member that NASCAR finds to be detrimental to stock car racing or NASCAR.
– Statement and/or communication made public (including social media platforms) that demeans, criticizes, ridicules, or otherwise disparages another person based upon that person’s race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, or handicapping condition.
– Member-to-Member confrontation(s) with physical violence (e.g. striking another Competitor) and other violent manifestations such as significant threat(s) and/or abuse and/or endangerment.
– Multiple violations of the Code of Conduct.
– Selling NASCAR Single Event Credentials (VIP Passes, Essential Worker Passes, etc.).
– Being charged with or convicted of significant criminal violations (e.g. Domestic Violence, Trafficking, Assault), or having had determinations rendered by criminal or civil authorities that in NASCAR’s judgment necessitate action. NASCAR will not pre-judge guilt or innocence in the criminal or civil legal system, or the guilt or innocence of the Member, but rather review each matter in its own context and circumstances and with regards to its potential effects upon the sport.
– Violations of NASCAR’s Sports Gambling Policy.
– Failure to self-report any arrests for drug or alcohol related offenses, including but not limited to driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
NASCAR points after Kansas Speedway
Here is what the broadcast showed of safety workers responding to Hocevar https://t.co/J2vNlrApnf pic.twitter.com/AMKEz2AlOW
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