NASCAR fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 for initiating contact with Alex Bowman's winning car on the cool-down lap after Sunday's race in Chicago.
fined Bubba Wallace $50,000 for initiating contact with another car on the cool-down lap after the Cup Series race Sunday on the Chicago street course. Wallace door-slammed race winner Alex Bowman, who had run into Wallace early in the event as he was trying to diagnose an inoperable windshield wiper. He was the only driver fined following the race weekend.
did not fine Elliott, whose contact appeared to be less aggressive than Wallace as Wallace's contact caused Bowman's car to lift slightly and hit the wall. With it being after the race on the cool-down lap, the actions aren't considered as severe if they occurred during a race under caution when track safety vehicles could be on the track and/or cost the recipient positions in the race. That is the reason they were fined but were not issued a points penalty.
fined Suarez $50,000 for running into Bowman as they were driving on pit road after the race. While drivers are instructed to keep their belts on until they get out of their cars after the race, it is not unusual for drivers to unbuckle and lower window nets during the cool-down lap. Bowman, who took full blame for the Wallace incident, advocated following the race that Wallace not be penalized. 'He barely hit me; everything was fine,' Bowman said. 'It was plenty deserved.
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