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2 RCR crew members arrested for post-race fight

Nelson Piquet Jr. was involved in a post-race altercation that led to the arrest of two crew members for Richard Childress Racing, his team said Saturday. Piquet and RCR driver Brian Scott tangled on the track during Friday night's Nationwide Series race and in the pits after. Crews for both ...

Matt Kenseth checks his phone prior to practice for Denny Hamlin's Charity Race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Thursday, April 25, 2013. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some of the harshest penalties in NASCAR history because his race-winning car at Kansas last week failed post-race inspection. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

NASCAR defends penalties against Matt Kenseth

Joe Gibbs understands that NASCAR must enforce the rule book and his team deserved a penalty for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine. The team owner just disagrees with the severity of the penalties levied against Joe Gibbs Racing this week. More importantly, he's deeply troubled with the perception ...

This undated photo provided by Aderhold Funeral Home, Inc., show Kenneth "Luckey" Harris Jr. Harris was killed in the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion.  (AP Photo/Aderhold Funeral Home, Inc.)

Fathers, firefighters: Lives lost in West, Texas

On April 17, an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, leveled part of the small town located some 20 miles north of Waco. Most of the victims were first responders from fire departments in West and other nearby towns that were on the scene trying to control the ...

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, Matt Kenseth, left, walks from the garage following practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series STP 400 auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. Kenseth's race-winning car from Kansas failed inspection at NASCAR's Research and Development Center, The Associated Press has learned. NASCAR officials were discussing Wednesday, April 24, 2013 what penalties to levy against Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing, multiple people familiar with the inspection told the AP on the condition of anonymity because no decision has been made.  (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Kenseth calls harsh penalties 'grossly unfair'

Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some of the harshest penalties in NASCAR history because his race-winning car at Kansas last week failed post-race inspection. The failure came because one of ...

Sprint Cup Series driver Matt Kenseth (20) leads the field as the green flag drops to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

NASCAR penalizes Kenseth after engine fails

NASCAR has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to engines, tires and fuel on a race car. Anything even slightly improper is dealt with swiftly and severely. NASCAR always throws the book at offenders. Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing were no exception, getting hit with one of the ...

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