NASCAR fouled up punishment
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Much of America still needs an interpreter to wade through the interviews at NASCAR races. Theyâre so packed with technical talk, car numbers, jargon, good olâ boyisms and corporate plugs that by the end
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR took its strongest stance against cheating Tuesday, suspending the crew chiefs for Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Scott Riggs and Elliott Sadler and docking all four drivers points before the season-opening Daytona 500 for failing inspections.
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NASCAR inspectors have been busy during this historical week of cheating at Daytona. Five crew chiefs have been suspended, and one driver narrowly escaped being booted from the race after an illegal additive was found in his fuel. The inspectors pick over every inch of a car with the diligence of a doctor diagnosing the most complex of medical problems -- but they're also fighting a culture of "you ain't tryin' if you ain't cheatin'."
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A: This one is - and that was true even before NASCAR officials told the series&#39; most popular potty-mouth to go chomp on 25 points&#39; worth of figurative Irish Spring.
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As part of a new get-tough initiative on cheating launched last July, NASCAR officials yesterday dropped the hammer on four crew chiefs, suspending two for two races and two others for four races, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500, for unapproved modifications discovered during pre- and post-qualifying inspections last Sunday.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver  Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined $10,000 for cursing during a  TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Forgive Matt Kenseth for thinking his rental car got tapped by another NASCAR driver.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael Waltrip went before the media Thursday and practically recited the Act of Contrition in apologizing to his fans, sponsors, and Toyota manufacturer for the record fines, suspension, and ejection NASCAR levied against his team.
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As the Daytona 500 approaches, it has become an open question whether the current fixation on cheating is helping NASCAR or hurting it.
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NASCAR is placing drivers Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races, beginning with Sunday's Daytona 500.
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Nascar placed former series champions Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart on probation for six races as punishment for a confrontation in which both drivers used their cars as battering rams.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. cursed on a nationally televised NASCAR broadcast on Sunday, and it cost him the lead in a close race for the Nextel Cup drivers championship.
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NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. was knocked out of first place in the Nextel Cup by a slip of the tongue. Earnhardt was docked 25 points and fined &#36;10,000 by NASCAR on Tuesday for cursing during a TV interview after his victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
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If things worked like the most cynical believe they do, Tony Stewart would get six speeding penalties in Sunday&#39;s Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway.
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DARLINGTON, SC - When NASCAR decided to throw out the red flag with four laps remaining at last week&#39;s race at the Phoenix International Raceway, it defied the purpose of its new green-white-checkered rule that was supposed to help assure a green-flag
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A slip of the tongue may cost Dale  Earnhardt Jr. the NASCAR drivers title after officials fined  him $10,000 and 25 points in the Cup standings Tuesday for  uttering a profanity during a post-race interview.
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Kansas City, Kan. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Friday that he should have been punished for using profanity in victory lane last week at Talladega Superspeedway but taking 25 points wasn&#39;t the proper thing to do.