Carson Hocevar's week went from bad to worse on Tuesday, when NASCAR added its own penalties just hours after his team had already sidelined him for the season finale.

NASCAR fined Hocevar $100,000 and docked him 25 driver points for his actions at Martinsville Speedway, citing multiple violations of Section 4.4a of the rulebook, which covers conduct detrimental to stock car racing.

Josh Berry was hit with a $50,000 fine and the same 25-point deduction under the same section for a separate brake-checking incident with Ryan Blaney.

The penalties came in NASCAR's weekly report, which typically comes out on Tuesdays, and they were independent of the suspension Spire Motorsports handed down earlier in the day.

The trouble began Sunday, when Hocevar repeatedly hit the brakes in front of Austin Cindric, who had nowhere to go and slammed into the back of the No. 77 Chevrolet.

The contact badly damaged the front of Cindric's No. 2 Team Penske Ford and ended his day with a 36th-place finish. NASCAR reviewed the incident, including data showing Hocevar braking in front of Cindric multiple times. Hocevar finished 21st.

After the race, Hocevar brushed off the idea that he had done anything unusual and said it was part of the way Martinsville is raced.

"Sometimes you're getting hit, sometimes you're causing it," Hocevar said. "I just felt like it was normal Martinsville racing. Everybody's trying to move people. I think he was on the lead lap, I was maybe one down. Everybody's going to be hitting behind him, and everybody's going to be hitting behind me, and I'm going to try and move people too. It's just tough on the restarts and whatnot."

Spire did not see it that way. The team announced Tuesday that Hocevar will miss Sunday's championship finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with Justin Haley taking over the No. 77.

Spire co-owner and CEO Jeff Dickerson said the decision was not about money or points and that leaving the matter to NASCAR would have been the easy route.

"To us, however, this isn't about money or points. We believe in respect. Our integrity matters. This is the right decision for Spire Motorsports," Dickerson said. "Racing at the Cup level is a privilege, and it comes with an expected level of professionalism from everyone who represents Spire Motorsports.

Hocevar responded with a statement of his own, accepting the suspension and taking responsibility.

"This is an embarrassing day for me," Hocevar said. "I let the people down that gave me an opportunity of a lifetime to drive a Cup car. I also let down my team, sponsors and fans. I crossed the line with my on-track actions and gave Jeff and Spire Motorsports no option but to put someone else in the 77 car this weekend at Homestead."