NASCAR Fines Daniel Suarez $50,000 For Intentionally Ramming Drivers On Pit Lane | Carscoops carscoops
NASCAR handed driver Daniel Suarez what it described as a behavioral penalty following last Sunday’s race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas. After the race, Suarez appears to have driven into two drivers intentionally.. The act was reportedly in retribution for an accident that cost him a top five finish.involving Bowman, Chastain, and Chase Briscoe, halted his progress. After that, the rest of the field was allowed to pass him, effectively ruining his race.
Despite neither car receiving significant damage, Suarez’s second hit occurred in the pit lane, around a number of race officials. The increased likelihood of pedestrians, and the consequent need to drive more safely, is why pit lanes have a strictly policed speed limit. After the crashes, Suarez traded words with both Chastain and Bowman.“He just thought I drove in and tried to drive through him,” Bowman said, per the. “Daniel and I, we’ve been teammates in the past, raced together a long time.
Despite the sum, the penalty is arguably low for Suarez, who avoided having points taken away in the wake of the incident. Last year, NASCAR fined Ty Gibbs $75,000 and 25 points for hitting another car on the pit lane.
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