Months After Being Banned for Assaulting Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace Shakes His Head at NASCAR’s Carson Hocevar Verdict

Consistency. Ironically enough, that’s such a variable word in NASCAR, particularly when it comes to drivers getting penalties for similar incidents. Just consider the penalty Carson Hocevar got and what Bubba Wallace got, for more or less the same offense.

During the recent Truck race at Martinsville, Hocevar right-hooked Taylor Gray during the race. This led to NASCAR penalizing him with a two-lap penalty. However last year, for a similar incident with Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace was given a one-race suspension. A significantly harsher sentence than that of the young Hocevar.

Now, it could be argued that Wallace’s penalty was as much about him hitting Larson in a racecar as it was about him hitting Larson outside the racecar. But the 23XI Racing driver made one thing clear after the Hocevar penalty–be consistent.

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Bubba Wallace calls out NASCAR for inconsistency with the Hocevar penalty

In an interaction with the media ahead of the Cup race at Martinsville, Wallace was asked by a reporter if he’d seen the Hocevar-Gray incident from the Truck race and what his thoughts were on the two-lap penalty.

Wallace said, “I went fishing on my weekend off … seen it, and yeah, bad deal, so talk about being consistent, speeds don’t matter because I don’t care if its 180 or whatever, it’s still the right rear.”

Wallace had asked for consistency last year too

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After he served his one-race suspension for the Vegas incident with Larson, Wallace came back as a man who accepted his fault but urged the governing body to have the same precedent for everyone.

“Hey, I’m good with being the example if we can keep this consistent moving forward because it’s happened multiple times this year and it’s something that may continue to happen you know, for other drivers down the road,” Wallace said as per US News. “I definitely learned my lesson, but we have to be consistent with this no matter if it’s here at Martinsville or if it’s at Daytona or Talladega.”

But less than a year from that, here we are at Martinsville, here we are with a similar incident, and yet, the penalty was different.

As a NASCAR fan, was Hocevar’s penalty agreeable to you? Or do you think they should’ve at least given him the Bubba Wallace treatment?

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