Star NASCAR driver suspended by own team for final race of season

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A star NASCAR driver has been suspended by his own team for the final race of the 2026 season.Drivers in all three of NASCAR’s top series will wrap up the racing slate this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway.However, Carson Hocevar, driver of the No. 77 car, will not be among them.Spire Motorsports announced on Tuesday that Hocevar would be suspended for the Nov. 8 season finale race.The team-induced suspension comes after some accused Hocevar of intentionally spinning himself to cause a caution during the Nov. 1 race at Martinsville. The 23-year-old also had a run-in with Austin Cindric as he upheld his reputation as an aggressive driver.“A decision like this has a lot of variables and a cascading effect across an organization like ours,” Spire Motorsports said in a statement. “The easy thing would have been to leave this in NASCAR’s hands. To us, however, this isn’t about money or points. We believe in respect. Our integrity matters. This is the