NASCAR explains penalties for Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry after Martinsville brake checking

NASCAR Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer has spoken on SiriusXM Radio about the penalties issued to Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry for brake checking at Martinsville Speedway over the weekend.

Sawyer said the decision to fine Hocevar $100,000 and Berry $50,000, and to deduct 25 driver points from each, was based on SMT data. The source text is incomplete beyond this point, so further detail on the reasoning is not available here.