Earnhardt, Mears placed on probation for PIR incident
By Official Release
April 21, 2009
05:09 PM EDT
April 21, 2009
05:09 PM EDT
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR announced Tuesday that it has placed Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Casey Mears on probation for the next six races in the Sprint Cup Series, as a result of their on-track incident last Saturday at the conclusion of the race at Phoenix International Raceway.
Earnhardt, driver of the No. 88 car, and Mears, driver of the No. 07 car, both violated Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock-car racing; hitting another competitor's car after the race had concluded) of the 2009 NASCAR rule book.
The probation takes effect beginning with this weekend's event at Talladega Superspeedway.
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