Sauter fined, docked points for bad language

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR has fined Johnny Sauter $10,000, deducted 25 NASCAR Busch Series championship driver points from him and placed him on probation through Dec. 31 for using inappropriate language following the NASCAR Busch Series race on March 6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

	Johnny Sauter

Sauter, driver of the No. 27 Pontiac, was penalized under Section 12-4-A of the NASCAR Rule Book (Actions detrimental to stock car racing: Use of improper language) for his comments during a post-race broadcast interview.

The loss of 25 driver points dropped him from second to fourth in the NASCAR Busch Series championship, with an adjusted total of 425 points.

The use of inappropriate language and NASCAR's lack of tolerance for such behavior was brought to the attention of all drivers by NASCAR president Mike Helton during the drivers' meeting held for the NASCAR Busch Series on Feb. 21 and the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series on Feb. 22 during the race weekend at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, N.C.