Penalties Announced and Reaction from Phoenix Fiasco

NASCAR announced their penalties from the actions taken by competitors during Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 from the Phoenix International Raceway. Some of the penalties made sense, some were not as severe as fans would hope, and one was a real head scratcher until you recall an earlier announcement. Without further ado, here are the penalties handed down: Hendrick Motorsports -Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 car, was found to be in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) – altercation with another competitor on the race track during the race – and has been fined $100,000, docked 25 championship driver points and put on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31. -Rick Hendrick, owner of the No. 24 car, has also been penalized with the loss of 25 championship owner points. -Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 car, also was found to be in violation of Section 9-4A (at all events, crew chief assumes responsibility of his driver, car owner and team members) and has been...