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Wrap-up: Darlington Raceway

Wrap-up: Darlington Raceway
A Wrap-up of the NASCAR Sprint Cup and NASCAR Nationwide Series races held this past weekend at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.
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Ryan Newman - D - Stewart Haas Racing-39

Tony Gibson, crew chief for Ryan Newman's No. 39 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team, has been placed on NASCAR probation until June 27 for violating Section 12-1 and Sections 12-4G and 9-4A (Crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his team members).

Andrew Rueger, a crew member for the No. 39 team, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until June 27 for violating Section 12-1 (failure to comply with a directive from a NASCAR official). The violation occurred post-race when Newman's team was involved with Kurt Busch's team. Busch was fined $50,000 for the incident.
May 16 - 12:00 AM
Kurt Busch - D - Phoenix Racing-51

NASCAR has fined Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, $50,000 and placed him on NASCAR probation until July 25 for his actions during the May 12 race at Darlington Raceway.

Busch violated Section 12-1 "reckless driving on pit road during the race; involved in an altercation with another competitor after the completion of the race" of the 2012 NASCAR Rule Book. Additionally, Craig Strickler, a crew member for the No. 51 team, has been fined $5,000 and placed on NASCAR probation until Dec. 31 for violating Section 12-1 "interfering with a member of the broadcast media". The violations occurred post-race.
May 15 - 11:55 PM
Joey Coulter - D - Richard Childress Racing-22-CWTS

Joey Coulter will make his second Camping World Truck Series appearance at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway this Friday night.

The 2011 Sunoco Rookie of the Year made his debut at the Concord, N.C. facility last May where he started 16th and finished 23rd while completing 100 percent of the contested laps. With four races complete, Coulter sits 12th in the Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings, 55 markers behind leader Timothy Peters.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 10:09 PM
Ty Dillon - - Richard Childress Racing-3-CWTS

Ty Dillon has no previous starts in the Camping World Truck Series at Charlotte, but he has some history at the track.

Dillon made his racing debut at Charlotte in a bandolero car in 2006. Although the young driver hasn't competed at CMS, he does have some impressive stats on 1.5-mile tracks in his seven Camping World Truck Series starts. With five starts on a 1.5-mile or larger track, Dillon holds an average starting position of 8.4 coupled with an average finishing position of 8.8 and one top-five and four top-10 finishes.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 10:03 PM
Brendan Gaughan - D - Richard Childress Racing-33

The Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 on Sunday afternoon will mark Gaughan's 75th-career Nationwide Series start.

Since 2009, Gaughan has made three combined NASCAR Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series starts at the 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway tri-oval. During these three appearances, the K&N Pro Cup Series Champion has completed 537 of 700 (76.7 percent) laps contested.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 9:55 PM
Austin Dillon - D - Richard Childress Racing-3-NNS

Austin Dillon has eight previous starts at Iowa Speedway in four different series.

In the Nationwide Series he finished 28th after starting 16th in 2009 and 10th after starting 3rd in May 2011. In the Camping World Truck Series he finished 12th after starting 9th in 2009, 1st after starting 1st in 2010 and 2nd after starting 5th in 2011. In the K&N Pro Series East Division he finished 6th after starting 1st in 2008 and finished 9th after starting 6th in 2009. In ARCA Racing Series he finished 2d after starting 30th in 2009. Iowa Speedway was the site of Dillon's career first Camping World Truck Series win in 2010.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 9:52 PM
Elliott Sadler - D - Richard Childress Racing-2-NNS

Elliott Sadler heads to Iowa Speedway with two starts at the 0.875-mile track.

The Emporia, Va., driver made both starts at Iowa Speedway last season, earning one pole award and two top-five finishes. He also led 38 laps and holds an average starting position of 3.5 and average finishing position of 4.0.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 9:46 PM
Jeff Burton - D - Richard Childress Racing-31

Jeff Burton has made seven appearances in the Sprint Showdown and qualified 12 times for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race over his 19-year career.

Burton won the 2003 Sprint Showdown and finished ninth in last year's event. His best qualifying effort of fourth-place for the two-segment, 40-lap event came in 1995.-Richard Childress Racing
May 15 - 9:42 PM
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