NASCAR has fined and suspended those involved in the brawl after the race in Texas, but drivers Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski escaped punishment.
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After the NASCAR race this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, there was a brawl sparked by driver Jeff Gordon confronting Brad Keselowski after the race. Kevin Harvick pushed Keselowski towards an angry Gordon, allowing Gordon to grab Keselowski.
That is when the crew members piled on on. The penalties were only handed down to members of Gordon and Kasey Kahne’s crews, including their crew chiefs.
Jeremy Fuller, on Gordon’s crew, and Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle, both on Kahne’s crew, were suspended for the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and fined $25,000. Dean Mozingo, a crew member of Gordon’s was fined $10,000 and suspended or the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
Each team’s crew chief been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation through the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
“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/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.”
“We therefore have penalized four crew members as well as their crew chiefs, as they ultimately are responsible for members of their team per the NASCAR rulebook,” Pemberton continued. “A NASCAR championship is at stake, but we can’t allow behavior that crosses the line to go unchecked, particularly when it puts others in harm’s way.”
You can watch the brawl below.
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