Spire Motorsports benches driver Carson Hocevar for Cup finale after Martinsville brake checks
The gist
Spire Motorsports suspended Carson Hocevar for Sunday's Cup finale after he brake checked Austin Cindric at Martinsville.
The No. 77 seat goes to Justin Haley as NASCAR weighs its own penalty.
How it unfolded
- 2024NASCAR fined Hocevar $50,000 and deducted 25 points after an incident with Harrison Burton.
- Feb 5, 2026Spire Motorsports announced a contract extension for Hocevar running "into the next decade."
- Apr 2026Hocevar took his first Cup Series win, at Talladega Superspeedway.