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Kyle Busch Fined By NASCAR, Placed On Probation

Kyle Busch Fined By NASCAR, Placed On Probation

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Kyle Busch Sits on the Timing Stand at Texas Motor Speedway - NASCAR photo

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The ramifications for Kyle Busch's actions during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway keep coming.

Although the Las Vegas-born driver of the No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry Sprint Cup racer did take the time to properly apologize for his actions in intentionally wrecking Truck championship contender Ron Hornaday Jr. under yellow caution-flag conditions 14 laps into the race, he was parked by NASCAR for both the Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series races at the 1.5-mile oval, moving Busch's point tally in the latter series from seventh to 11th place.

On Monday morning, NASCAR announced its decision to fine Kyle Busch $50,000 and place the driver on probation through December 31 for his actions in the race.

"Kyle Busch violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the NASCAR Rule Book. NASCAR took immediate action, parking Busch for the remainder of Friday night's event and maintaining the parked position for the NASCAR Nationwide and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.

"On Monday, the parking directive was lifted by NASCAR," the series said. "If during the remaining NASCAR events in 2011 there is another action by the competitor that is deemed by NASCAR officials as detrimental to stock car racing or to NASCAR, or is disruptive to the orderly conduct of an event, the competitor will be suspended indefinitely from NASCAR."

Sponsor Mars Candy also voiced their displeasure with Busch's on-track actions and may have their own penalties for Joe Gibbs Racing and their driver, but those have not yet been announced, nor has team owner Joe Gibbs made any further statement after initially stating that he and the team would get through this weekend's events as best they could.

For the Nationwide race on Saturday, teammate Denny Hamlin drove Busch's Toyota Camry racecar to a second place result. His replacement in the Sprint Cup contest, journeyman Michael McDowell, battled a loose car throughout the day to finish in 33rd place, three laps behind winner Tony Stewart. Busch watched the race from the timing stand with his team.

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