Harvick, six others fined for post-race incident

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Kevin Harvick, along with five Richard Childress Racing crew members from the No. 29 team, and Pat Tryson, crew chief for Ricky Rudd, received a varying range of penalties for their involvement in an altercation following Saturday evening's NASCAR Winston Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR officials announced Monday.

	After the race, Harvick stopped his car on pit road to confront Rudd.

Harvick, driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet, was fined $35,000 and placed on probation until Dec. 31 for his role in the post-race incident. He was in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Hitting another competitor's car on pit road after the completion of the race, use of improper language) of the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rule Book.

Todd Berrier, Harvick's crew chief, was fined $10,000 for violation of Sections 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 9-4-A (The crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his or her driver, car owner and team members).

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Crew member Mike Scearce was suspended from NASCAR competition until Sept. 17, placed on probation until Dec. 31 and fined $5,000. He was in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in an altercation on pit road after the completion of the race, damaging another competitor's car following the completion of the race, use of improper language).

Crew member Gene Pasquale was suspended from NASCAR competition until Sept. 17, placed on probation until Dec. 31 and fined $2,500. He was in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in an altercation on pit road after the completion of the race, throwing an object at another competitor, use of improper language).

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Crew member Kirk Almquist was placed on probation until Dec. 31 and fined $2,500. He was in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in an altercation on pit road after the completion of the race, use of improper language).

Crew member Ken Barber was placed on probation until Dec. 31 and fined $2,500. He was in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in an altercation on pit road after the completion of the race, throwing an object at another competitor, improper use of language).

Tryson, crew chief for Rudd's No. 21 Ford, was issued a $5,000 fine for use of improper language, which is in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing).

Hmiel, Keller fined, placed on probation

Drivers Shane Hmiel and Jason Keller, along with their crew chiefs, received varying penalties for their involvement in a garage area altercation following last Friday night's NASCAR Busch Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

Hmiel, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet, and Keller, driver of the No. 57 Ford, were fined $5,000 each and placed on probation until Dec. 31. Gere Kennon, crew chief for Hmiel, and Steve Addington, crew chief for Keller, were fined $10,000 each and placed on probation until Dec. 31.

All parties involved were in violation of Section 12-4-A (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Involved in an altercation with another competitor in the garage area after the completion of the race) of the NASCAR Busch Series Rule Book. Kennon's and Addington's infractions under 9-4-A also included the crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his or her driver, car owner and team members.

Hamilton draws ire of officials for incident

Bobby Hamilton, driver for the No. 4 team, has been fined $10,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the 2003 season for his actions at the Sept. 4 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Virginia is for Lovers 200 at Richmond International Raceway.

Hamilton was penalized under Section 12-4-A of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rule book (actions detrimental to stock car racing), for hitting another competitor's truck following the completion of the race.

Also, Chris Showalter, crew chief of the No. 16 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team, has been fined $250 due to a rule infraction discovered during the initial inspection process at Richmond -- an unapproved fuel cell installation..

Showalter was penalized under Section 12-4-A and Section 12-4-Q (parts and/or equipment that do not conform to NASCAR rules).