NASCAR Fines Team Owner Chad Bryant $2,000 and Orders Anger Management After Late Model Brawl NASCAR penalized Chad Bryant and six others after a post-race confrontation left Corey Heim jumped and attacked at Martinsville. Denny Hamlin called those involved cowards and demanded they be barred from pit lane. NASCAR has fined team owner Chad Bryant $2,000 and ordered him to attend anger management through a NASCAR-approved program after a post-race confrontation at Martinsville in which driver Corey Heim was jumped, attacked, and beaten. NASCAR Fines Late Model Incident ParticipantsCivatarese was fined $1,000 in the same incident. Five other crew members were also fined $500 each and put on probation. The penalties stem from last Saturday's confrontation, which came after a late model race rather than an ARCA, Truck, O'Reilly or Cup event. The sanctions are considered among the biggest NASCAR has handed down for a late model race.NASCAR rarely gets involved with races at that level, making the penalties abnormal and noteworthy to drivers, fans and observers. NASCAR star Ross Chastain told OutKick in a recent interview that fighting on track is what helped make the sport. Chastain said the fight between Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar is NASCAR 101. Denny Hamlin, the unofficial spokesperson for the entire Cup garage, addressed the incident on his Actions Detrimental podcast on Monday.He ripped everyone involved and then sent a strong message about the punishment. Hamlin said: Complete Classlessness. Yeah. From Chad Bryant, the owner and his team to wait on Corey.Denny Hamlin Criticizes NASCAR PunishmentListen to what they did. Those cowards waited on Corey Heim to leave his car and leave his team and then jump him while he was on the way to his hauler. Hamlin added: I do not know who is in charge of NASCAR regional, but there is absolutely no way that any of those guys should be in a pit lane for the next year at least. I want them to say publicly what they do to them.And if it is nothing, I will have a major problem. But none of those cowards should be in a pit lane in the foreseeable future. Hamlin also said NASCAR had to get control of Martinsville, adding that it was spiraling out of control. He questioned whether the penalties and suspensions would accomplish that goal.The fines are fairly small in the view of some observers. Five other crew members were fined $500 each, an amount one critic noted they could afford. The question remains whether NASCAR is really setting a precedent with these punishments. Chad Bryant having to attend anger management is probably fair given the video of the incident.Do Penalties Set a NASCAR PrecedentIt remains unclear whether his suspension or probation time could be reduced once he completes the program. The fact that NASCAR got involved in a race at this level shows how bad the situation was. It also shows the sanctioning body listens to drivers, fans and social media more than any other sport. Not sure these penalties and suspensions did quite that, but they do send a message. Only time will tell whether anyone received it.