NASCAR officials closely followed Ryan Blaney’s comments after his physical fight with Carson Hocevar at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR official Mike Forde said staff listened to parts of Blaney’s appearance on Denny Hamlin’s “Actions Detrimental” podcast.

The comments came after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol, where Blaney and Hocevar clashed on the track and later fought at Hocevar’s pit stall. Blaney spoke openly about the incident on Hamlin’s podcast the following Monday.

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He called the on-track contact “50-50” and admitted he went to Hocevar’s pit stall expecting a confrontation. Forde said NASCAR personnel discussed…

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