NASCAR’s $5-per-swear-word radio penalty has generated a total of $3,305 after just three Chase races, as the league’s newly instituted swear jar continues to accumulate funds.
Across all Cup teams, NASCAR has logged 661 expletives on team radios through the first three Chase events—Darlington, Gateway, and Bristol. The Bristol Night Race accounted for 193 swear words, the lowest tally among the three, while Gateway recorded the highest count at 245, despite producing a record 18 cautions.
During the Bristol Night Race, Ryan Blaney uttered an on‑air expletive outside the infield care center, and a post‑race altercation with Carson Hocevar generated additional profanity. Neither incident is included in the official tally, which tracks only radio communications.
NASCAR has released a leaderboard that ranks the most frequently used profanity on team radios.
After three Chase races, the tally shows the f‑word leading with 323 occurrences, followed by ‘sh*t’ (152), ‘hell’ (59), ‘ass’ (40), and ‘damn’ (26).
A complete list of the most commonly used swear words can be viewed below.
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