{"id":664090,"date":"2026-05-12T08:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/664090\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T08:44:18","slug":"nascar-appeals-hearing-not-a-fair-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/664090\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR appeals hearing \u2018not a fair fight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Denny Hamlin was surprised that NASCAR issued a $50,000 fine and 25-point penalty to Ryan Preece, and believes it should be overturned or reduced on appeal, but also concedes from experience that the deck will be stacked against them.<\/p>\n

Preece was issued the penalty because the Sanctioning Body believed there was intent based on what the driver said over the radio, supplemented by SMT data, before the crash with Ty Gibbs at Texas Motor Speedway. Preece has said repeatedly that he simply did not cut Gibbs a break based on how they have raced each other previously.<\/p>\n

An appeal date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n

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Hamlin, speaking on his Actions Detrimental<\/a> podcast, says he echoed a sentiment also shared by Dale Earnhardt Jr. that NASCAR got it wrong with the decision. \u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople think, \u2018oh they have the appeals and stuff,\u2019 and we did a podcast after ours a couple of years ago and it\u2019s not a fair fight, guys,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cIt\u2019s not broadcasted for a reason. Like, I think he has a legit shot of getting it overturned just based off of facts and evidence.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I find it interesting that they\u2019re now using SMT as a comp for evidence. When I brought it up and they said \u2018oh, SMT is a very non-scientific way of looking at things (and) we don’t put a lot of faith in that\u2019 and you can\u2019t rebut anything when they start giving their side to this independent panel.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no \u2018I object, that\u2019s not true.\u2019 You can\u2019t say that. You have to sit there and let them say whatever they want to say. The process is not a fair fight for the ones appealing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamlin also didn\u2019t like NASCAR using the radio scanner audio as a reason to penalize Preece.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe say that shit all the time, we say \u2018when I get back to him, he\u2019s going to get it,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cWe say that all the time, right? I mean, I don\u2019t say it often but drivers say it all the time. When\u00a0Preece said \u2018I\u2019m done with him, what does that even mean?\u201d<\/p>\n

And then there was NASCAR not penalizing Kyle Busch\u2019s last lap contact with John Hunter Nemechek, in which the SMT was used in Busch\u2019s favor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard them in their explanation say, well, you know, after he got the damage, he was having to turn left to go straight according to the SMT,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cIt was SMT, so now SMT is a reliable source. They\u2019ve changed their mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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