NASCAR on Wednesday penalized the No. 30, No. 11 and No. 9 teams that compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for their involvement in a post-race fight on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway following the race on Sept 13.
Three crew members have been suspended from the next truck series event and suspended from NASCAR until Sept. 24--Mike Hillman Jr., crew chief for the No. 30 truck driven by Todd Bodine; Mark Hillman, crew member for the No. 30; William Divel, crew member for the No. 11 driven by David Starr.
Mike Hillman Jr. was also fined $2,500 and had his NASCAR probation extended through Dec. 31. Both Mark Hillman and Divel were fined $1,500 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. Starr was fined $10,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31.
Richard Gay, crew chief for the No. 11 truck, and Jason Overstreet, crew chief for the No. 9 truck driven by David Reutimann, were both fined $1,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31. Additionally, two crew members--Brandon Hopkins for the No. 30 and Tony Jilson for the No. 9--were placed on probation until Dec. 31.
All three owners--Steve Germain of the No. 30, Tom DeLoach of the No. 11 and Bob Germain of the No. 9--have had their teams placed on probation until Dec. 31.
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