“Needed to Be More Than Just $50,000”-NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer Explains Why Carson Hocevar Was Hit Twice as Hard as Josh Berry

NASCAR has finally handed down its verdict on the Martinsville brake-checking controversy, and the financial consequences are steep for Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry. On Tuesday, NASCAR fined Hocevar $100,000 and docked him 25 driver points, while Berry received a $50,000 fine and the same points deduction. Both penalties followed incidents that damaged rival drivers’ cars and ended their races. But with Hocevar facing twice the financial punishment, NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer has explained why the two cases warranted different consequences.