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NASCAR Docks Carl Long $200K

NASCAR dusted off the ol' penalty paddle Wednesday, and did so in historic form. Carl Long, a part-time driver that has likely sold fewer team T-shirts in his career than Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car number old or new, was slapped with a $200,000 fine after NASCAR found his engine to be too big during last weekend's All-Star...

JGR Requests NASCAR's Reinstatement of Suspended Nationwide Crew Members

NASCAR's biggest cheating scandal of the 2008 season may finally be coming to a close for the guilty parties.Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide Series crew members Dave Rogers, Jason Ratcliff and five others from the team all look to resume at-track duties at the season's second race in Los Angeles after the team applied for...

NASCAR Confiscates Kyle Busch's Rear End

Don't you just love it when a headline has a humorous double entendre? I do.In all seriousness, however, Kyle Busch's No. 18 really did have its rear end housing (which helps to hold the transmission & other drive components in place) taken by NASCAR following Sunday's race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, according to David...

Red Bull Repentent Over Huge Penalty

Brian Vickers and Red Bull Racing weren't expecting to be the big news of the week -- especially after ex-Formula 1 driver Scott Speed made his Sprint Cup debut at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.Instead, the team was given all but a heavy dose of corporal punishment Wednesday afternoon thanks to NASCAR finding that the...

Busch, Edwards Feud Earns Probation

NASCAR had to rain on its own parade, but thankfully they didn't induce a downpour.The sanctioning body placed Sprint Cup point leader Kyle Busch and last Saturday night's winner Carl Edwards on probation Wednesday morning for their post-race antics following the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway:DAYTONA BEACH, Fla....