Getty MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Hardee’s Toyota, Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Safety Culture Chevrolet, and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chili’s Ride The ‘Dente Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. has backed NASCAR’s decision to punish Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry following separate brake-check incidents at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR fined Hocevar $100,000 and deducted 25 driver points after officials determined he deliberately brake-checked Austin
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