NASCAR has fined drivers Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch for behavioral violations both committed at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, on Sunday.
Patrick, 34, was fined $20,000 and put on probation for the next four races for going onto the track to confront Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet SS driver Kasey Kahne after he accidentally wrecked her in the Auto Club 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.
NASCAR ruled that Patrick violated Sections 12-1; 10.4.2.1 a; 12.8 of the rulebook. The sanctioning committee enacted rules that forbade drivers from going on the track following the death of Kevin Ward Jr. in a sprint car race in 2014.
Busch, 30, was fined $10,000 and put on probation for the next four races for failing to meet his media obligations following the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Auto Club Speedway, a race which Busch lost on the last lap due to a blown tire. The No. 18 Toyota Camry Driver for Joe Gibbs Racing scolded NASCAR for not throwing a caution flag after this happened, and accused the sanctioning body of fixing races.
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Seven other teams were given written warnings during the Xfinity Series Race:
The No. 19 team failed pre-race LIS inspection twice;
The No. 95 team had a truck trailing arm that didn’t meet spec;
The No. 20 team failed template inspection twice; and
The Nos. 3, 20, 21 and 27 all failed pre-qualifying LIS inspection twice.
Caption: FONTANA, CA – MARCH 20: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s 75 Toyota, races Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
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