Richard Childress Fined, Put On Probation

NASCAR has fined Richard Childress $150,000 for his altercation with Kyle Busch in the garage area following the Camping World Truck Series race. He has also been placed on probation for the rest of the year. Kyle Busch will receive no penalties since he was not deemed the aggressor in this situation. Busch is already on probation for an incident with RCR driver Kevin Harvick.

Statement from NASCAR: "The penalty we have announced today for Richard Childress reflects NASCAR's response to the incident at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. We feel this action is appropriate and are confident all parties involved understand our position on this matter and will move forward appropriately."

Statement from Childress: "First of all, I'm responsible for my actions, plain and simple. As you know, I am a very principled person and have a passion for what we do at Richard Childress Racing. I believe passionately in defending my race teams and my sponsor partners. In this instance, I let that passion and my emotions get the best of me. I accept the penalty NASCAR announced today and, as a company, we will now focus on this week's races at Pocono Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway."

Unofficial Results of Kansas

It was almost a victory yet again for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jr Nation in a fuel mileage race, but Earnhardt was unable to catch the eventual race winner of Brad Keselowski. This is Brad Keselowski's 2nd career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win. Interestingly, both wins included Dale Jr. finishing 2nd. There were 17 lead changes among 9 drivers and 5 cautions for 22 yellow flag laps. The attendance was reported to be 80,000 people.

Here are the unofficial results following Kansas:

1. Brad Keselowski
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Carl Edwards
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Tony Stewart
9. Kurt Busch
10. Greg Biffle
11. Kevin Harvick
12. Kyle Busch
13. David Ragan
14. Kasey Kahne
15. Ryan Newman
16. Brian Vickers
17. Juan Montoya
18. Clint Bowyer
19. Paul Menard
20. Martin Truex Jr.
21. Mark Martin
22. David Reutimann
23. Joey Logano
24. Regan Smith
25. Jeff Burton
26. Marcos Ambrose
27. A.J. Allmendinger
28. Bobby Labonte
29. Jamie McMurray
30. Patrick Carpentier
31. Andy Lally
32. Dave Blaney
33. David Gilliland
34. Travis Kvapil
35. Landon Cassill
36. Johnny Sauter
37. Casey Mears
38. J.J. Yeley
39. David Stremme
40. Mike Skinner
41. Michael McDowell
42. Scott Riggs
43. Joe Nemechek

Did You Just See That?! Allgaier Wins At Chicago

It turned out to be yet another exciting fuel mileage race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series. After about 20 laps of Nationwide regular Justin Allgaier chasing down Carl Edwards, Allgaier passed Edwards on the final lap when Edwards ran out of gas. Then, immediately after the pass, Allgaier ran out of gas going into turn three. From there, the two drivers coasted to the line, where Justin Allgaier won the race with absolutely no fuel in the tank. Allgaier had to walk to victory lane as his car would need assistance to get there.

Trevor Bayne finished 3rd, and Danica Patrick finished tenth. Both drivers returned to the series today after some time.

Here are the unofficial results following the Nationwide Series race at Chicago:

1. Justin Allgaier
2. Carl Edwards
3. Trevor Bayne
4. Aric Almirola
5. Jason Leffler
6. Reed Sorenson
7. Kenny Wallace
8. Kelly Bires
9. Michael Annett
10. Danica Patrick
11. Elliott Sadler
12. Steve Wallace
13. Kevin Harvick
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
15. Timmy Hill
16. Mike Wallace
17. Brian Scott
18. Eric McClure
19. Scott Wimmer
20. Ryan Truex
21. Joe Nemechek
22. Mike Bliss
23. Derrike Cope
24. Charles Lewandoski
25. Morgan Shepherd
26. Josh Wise
27. Blake Koch
28. Kevin Lepage
29. Jeremy Clements
30. Brad Keselowski
31. Carl Long
32. Robert Richardson Jr.
33. Mikey Kile
34. Tim Andrews
35. Dennis Setzer
36. Rick Crawford
37. Matthew Carter
38. Johnny Chapman
39. Mike Harmon
40. Jeff Green
41. Chase Miller
42. Brett Rowe

Rumor: Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Get Into Altercation UPDATE 2

Rumor has it that Richard Childress initiated an altercation between himself and Kyle Busch following the Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas. Busch raced RCR driver Joey Coulter hard at the end of the race, where Coulter pushed Busch up the track in the final corner. Busch did not take the well and rubbed up against the RCR truck on the cool down lap. According to the rumor, Childress took it into his own hands.

Here is a statement from Jayski.com:

"From the SPEED Center Facebook page, 'multiple witnesses tell SPEED there was a physical confrontation between Richard Childress and Kyle Busch after today's NASCAR Truck Series race..RCR driver Joey Coulter and Kyle battled for position..Kyle hit Coulter's truck on the cool-down lap..multiple sources say Childress took matters into his own hands'"

Also, NASCAR is going to look into the possible altercation according to NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp.

As of now, there are little facts and mostly rumors.

UPDATE: Marty Smith, ESPN NASCAR analyst, said on Sportscenter that Childress took off his wrist watch and put Busch in a headlock. From there, Childress supposedly just kept beating on him. Smith says that he has not found out Busch's response to the situation.

UPDATE 2: According to NASCAR president Mike Helton, NASCAR will keep Richard Childress at the track today to continue to lead the team. He will, however, have some restrictions according to Helton.

Nationwide Qualifying Rained Out, Almirola Will Start On Pole

A major rain storm washed out qualifying for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, but the weather still appears to be good for the race later Saturday night. Since qualifying was canceled, the starting lineup for the Chicago race will be based off of practice speeds. Aric Almirola ran the fastest lap in practice and therefore will start on the pole. Danica Patrick, who is making her return to the Nationwide Series following the Indy 500 from last weekend, will start 16th.

Here is the unofficial lineup for the STP 300:

1. Aric Almirola
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4. Carl Edwards
5. Mikey Kile
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Reed Sorenson
8. Brian Scott
9. Ryan Truex
10. Steve Wallace
11. Michael Annett
12. Mike Bliss
13. Justin Allgaier
14. Jason Leffler
15. Kenny Wallace
16. Danica Patrick
17. Kelly Bires
18. Kevin Harvick
19. Scott Wimmer
20. Blake Koch
21. Josh Wise
22. Mike Wallace
23. Jeremy Clements
24. Derrike Cope
25. Timmy Hill
26. Charles Lewandoski
27. Eric McClure
28. Morgan Shepherd
29. Joe Nemechek
30. Robert Richardson Jr.
31. Trevor Bayne
32. Dennis Setzer
33. Jeff Green
34. Chase Miller
35. Rick Crawford
36. Matthew Carter
37. Tim Andrews
38. Kevin Lepage
39. Brett Rowe
40. Mike Harmon
41. Carl Long
42. Johnny Chapman

Clint Bowyer Wins Hometown Truck Race

Clint Bowyer won in front of his hometown crowd at Kansas Speedway after dominating the race in the number 2 Kevin Harvick Inc. truck. Kyle Busch was not a factor at all during the race as the team made major changes to the truck. There were 15 lead changes among 10 drivers and 7 caution flags for 28 laps.

Here are the unofficial results for the race:

1 Clint Bowyer
2 Johnny Sauter
3 Todd Bodine
4 James Buescher
5 Joey Coulter
6 Kyle Busch
7 Brendan Gaughan
8 Nelson Piquet Jr.
9 Brad Sweet
10 Travis Kvapil
11 Parker Kligerman
12 Austin Dillon
13 Miguel Paludo
14 Timothy Peters
15 Cole Whitt
16 David Starr
17 Jason White
18 Matt Crafton
19 Justin Lofton
20 Justin Marks
21 Ricky Carmichael
22 Max Papis
23 Craig Goess
24 Johanna Long
25 Nick Hoffman
26 Bryan Silas
27 Jennifer Jo Cobb
28 Clay Rogers
29 Shane Sieg
30 Ron Hornaday
31 Ryan Sieg
32 J.J. Yeley
33 Norm Benning
34 Chris Jones
35 Mike Garvey
36 Scott Riggs

STP 400 Unofficial Lineup

After many weeks of struggling, Kurt Busch is on the pole for the 400 mile race at Kansas. Busch posted a lap of 174.752 mph and 30.901 seconds. Missing the race were Tony Raines and TJ Bell.

Here is the unofficial lineup for Sunday's race:

1 Kurt Busch
2 Juan Montoya
3 Kyle Busch
4 Brian Vickers
5 Joey Logano
6 Jamie McMurray
7 Carl Edwards
8 Martin Truex Jr.
9 Paul Menard
10 Kevin Harvick
11 Regan Smith
12 Ryan Newman
13 Tony Stewart
14 Greg Biffle
15 Denny Hamlin
16 Jeff Burton
17 Kasey Kahne
18 Mark Martin
19 David Ragan
20 Bobby Labonte
21 Matt Kenseth
22 Jeff Gordon
23 David Reutimann
24 Landon Cassill
25 Brad Keselowski
26 A.J. Allmendinger
27 Clint Bowyer
28 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
29 David Stremme
30 Travis Kvapil
31 Jimmie Johnson
32 J.J. Yeley
33 Casey Mears
34 Joe Nemechek
35 Marcos Ambrose
36 Scott Riggs
37 Michael McDowell
38 David Gilliland
39 Andy Lally
40 Patrick Carpentier
41 Johnny Sauter
42 Dave Blaney
43 Mike Skinner