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NASCAR fines crew chiefs, suspends crew members
NASCAR determined none of the drivers involved in Sunday's post-race melee at Texas Motor Speedway deserved punishment for their roles.
The same can't be said for some of the crew members involved in the incident.
NASCAR handed down severe penalties Tuesday night, suspending four crew members and fining the crew chiefs for Jeff Gordon and Kasey Kahne.
Kahne rear tire changer Jeremy Fuller and Gordon mechanic Dwayne Doucette and engine tuner Jason Ingle were suspended for six points races apiece and fined $25,000. Another Gordon crew member, Dean Mozingo, a hauler driver and mechanic, was suspended for three races and fined $10,000.
Gordon crew chief Alan Gustafson and Kahne crew chief Kenny Francis were each fined $50,000 and placed on six-race probation for failing to properly oversee their crew members.
"While the intensity and emotions are high as we continue through the final rounds of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the actions that we saw from several crew members Sunday following the race at Texas are unacceptable," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR senior vice president for competition and racing development. "We reviewed the content that was available to us of the post-race incident along pit road, and identified several crew members who crossed the line with their actions, specifically punching others."
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