Joey Gase was fined $5,000 for a safety violation after throwing his rear bumper at a competitor’s car during Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Richmond Raceway, NASCAR officials announced Wednesday in their penalty report.
Gase, driver of the No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet, was penalized for violating Sections 8.8.8K of the NASCAR Rule Book, which states: “A safety violation may be imposed for any action or omission by a Competitor or vehicle that creates an unsafe environment or poses a threat to the safety of the Competitors, as determined by NASCAR.”
The 31-year-0ld Iowa native was bumped on corner entry to Turn 1 by Dawson Cram at Lap 173 during Saturday’s event at Richmond, sending Gase’s No. 35 NCPC Race Against Crime Chevy rear-end first into the outside SAFER barrier. To show his displeasure, Gase climbed from the car, ripped the already-dangling rear bumper from the vehicle, walked toward traffic and threw the fiberglass bumper at Cram’s No. 4 Chevrolet — striking the car directly in the windshield.
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