NASCAR releases Cup Series Clash penalty report as Carson Hocevar punished

After a chaotic Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, NASCAR has dropped the first Cup Series penalty report of 2026.

A whole host of drivers were punished during Wednesday night's race, with Carson Hocevar unique amongst them.

Despite NASCAR having declared it a wet race, as conditions began to dry up, Hocevar put on slicks during one of the many times the cars were called off-track and back to pit road.

The controversial NASCAR star ended up running six laps on them, but this was not allowed and he should have remained on the wets, which his crew later re-fitted.

This did not go unpunished by NASCAR, who issued him a tail-end penalty during the race as a result of the team's actions

Elsewhere at Bowman Gray Stadium, the only other infraction during the race was 'pitting before pit road is open', which was committed a total of 31 times by the likes of Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, and many others.

Each time, the driver in question was hit with a tail-end penalty.

NASCAR Clash penalty report

Here is the full in-race penalty report.

**NASCAR Clash penalty report**
Lap	Driver (Car No.)	Infraction	Penalty	NASCAR Notes
53	Alex Bowman (23)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
53	Austin Dillon (3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
76	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
119	Josh Berry (21)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
119	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
119	Ross Chastain (1)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
121	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
121	Alex Bowman (23)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
121	Ross Chastain (1)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
138	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
138	Josh Berry (21)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
139	Ross Chastain (1)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
139	Ryan Blaney (12)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
139	Austin Dillon (3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
142	Austin Dillon (3)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
142	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
143	Denny Hamlin (11)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Josh Berry (21)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Christopher Bell (20)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Carson Hocevar (77)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
144	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
152	Kyle Larson (5)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
152	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
152	Tyler Reddick (45)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
152	Carson Hocevar (77)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
164	Chase Elliott (9)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
164	Kyle Busch (8)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
164	Carson Hocevar (77)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
164	Carson Hocevar (77)	Unspecified	Tail End	Changing out of wet tires
180	Austin Cindric (2)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A
181	Kyle Larson (5)	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	N/A