CHARLOTTE, N.C. — According to NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell no penalties are coming against Ryan Blaney or Carson Hocevar following their post-race fight on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
O’Donnell, who appeared on Kevin Harvick’s “Happy Hour” Podcast, confirmed that neither of the drivers will face fines or suspensions.
The dust-up came after Hocevar made contact with Blaney during the race sending the 2023 series champion spinning into the fence. Blaney confronted Hocevar after the race and the two exchanged blows.
“If drivers are going to handle their own business, the way we looked at that, how it played out, we’re not going to encourage fighting, but what we are going to encourage is passion, right?” O’Donnell said. “And those are two guys — Blaney’s showing his passion, showing his fire. So no, there’s nothing coming from us in terms of [penalties]. We’ll obviously watchwhat happens the rest of the way, but nothing in terms of post-race penalties.”
