Busch, Mayfield to be fined
Busch was in violation of Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the NASCAR Rule Book. He disobeyed a directive from a NASCAR official, entered the racing surface without authorization and threw an object at another competitor’s car during the event. He has been fined $50,000, penalized 25 Driver Championship points and placed on probation until Dec. 31. The infraction also resulted in car owner Rick Hendrick being penalized 25 Owner Championship points.
In addition, the No. 19 Dodge team was found to be in violation of Section 12-4-A, 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used that do not conform to NASCAR rules) and Section 20-12.8.1A (roof height too low in post-race inspection). That infraction resulted in crew chief Chris Andrews being fined $35,000, driver Jeremy Mayfield losing 25 driver points and car owner Ray Evernham losing 25 owner points.
Also, Don Richardson, crew member on the No. 5 Chevrolet team, has been fined $5,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. He violated 12-4-A, because of improper use of a NASCAR credential.
05/29/06 Kyle Busch could face the loss of points and a monetary fine for throwing a piece of his HANS device at Casey Mears’ car after an accident on Lap 313 of Sunday night's Coca-Cola 600. Both drivers were near the front of the pack when Mears suddenly spun coming out of Turn 4. Mears bumped the wall then came back across the track and clipped Busch in the left side, sending him into the wall and out of the race. Video replays showed Mears had no control of his car when he hit Busch. As he was being walked toward an emergency vehicle, Busch pulled away from a track worker and tossed his protective device at Mears’ car as it went past. "It was just frustration," Busch said. "We had a great race car. We were coming on there at the end. We were clicking them off."