DAYTONA BEACH, FL – NASCAR has penalized drivers Marcos Ambrose and Casey Mears for their involvement in a post-race altercation in the garage area following last Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway. Ambrose, driver of the No. 9 car, and Mears, driver of the No. 13 car, were found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing), and 12-4.9 (Behavioral Penalty; involved in an altercation in the garage area after the race) as outlined in the 2014 NASCAR rule book. As a result, Ambrose has been fined $25,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until May 28, while Mears has been fined $15,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until May 28. The melee between the two drivers was caught by television cameras and showed the two in a heated discussion before Mears pushed Ambrose, to which Ambrose retaliated with a punch. Ambrose accepted the penalty and will not appeal the decision. No word regarding the penalty from Mears or his team, Germain Racing.
