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NASCAR Fines Kurt Busch For Actions At Homestead-Miami Speedway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 25, 2011) – NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch $50,000 for his actions during the Nov. 20 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

NASCAR determined that Kurt Busch violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing – inappropriate hand gesture; abusive language) of the 2011 NASCAR Rule Book.

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Penske, Kurt Busch respond to Homestead outburst against Dr. Jerry Punch

In issuing the penalty, NASCAR cited Kurt Busch’s “poor judgment in making an inappropriate hand gesture” when he drove his car into the garage early in the race after it experienced transmission problems. In addition, NASCAR said Kurt Busch showed “disrespect towards a media member,” an incident that followed similar inappropriate media confrontations earlier in the season.

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PENSKE RACING
Penske Racing extends its apologies to Dr. Jerry Punch, our media partners and our sponsors and fans for Kurt Busch’s inappropriate actions in Homestead on Sunday. These actions do not represent Penske Racing and are inconsistent with the company’s standards for behavior, respect for others and professionalism. This matter is being reviewed internally with no further comment at this time.

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KURT BUSCH
Unfortunately, our result in the season-ending race at Homestead on Sunday was not what we had hoped for as a team. In my frustration with the loss of my transmission early in the race, I let my emotions get the better of me. I regret having done this and apologize to the sponsors of Penske Racing , to NASCAR, its fans, to the media and in particular, Dr. Jerry Punch.

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1 2 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge 400 47 4 133.8 $223,625
2 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 400 44 2 133.5 $220,786
3 4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 400 42 1 127.2 $180,566
4 9 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota 400 40 111.3 $142,158
5 18 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford 400 40 1 109.8 $148,311
6 5 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 400 39 1 111.0 $142,266
7 7 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford 400 38 1 103.1 $127,836
8 27 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Chevrolet 400 36 91.1 $140,558
9 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 400 35 98.0 $114,741
10 22 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chasing the Cure Chevrolet 400 35 1 98.2 $129,861
11 13 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 400 34 1 84.5 $89,500
12 34 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 400 32 86.3 $116,786
13 14 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 400 31 86.9 $107,058
14 30 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 400 30 74.8 $103,964
15 23 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 400 29 75.9 $111,539
16 3 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints / Menards Chevrolet 400 28 78.6 $83,250
17 16 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 400 27 67.5 $101,195
18 11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 400 26 72.2 $118,950
19 17 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 400 25 74.7 $82,350
20 15 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 400 25 1 84.6 $98,808

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