NASCAR = Drama

So, in case you haven't heard, I am a NASCAR fan! Now that the season has officially started, my world is whole again. Of course there can't be NASCAR without there being drama to go with it. Last year during Speedweeks, Jimmie Johnson's crew chief, Chad Knaus, was suspended for 3 races for pushing the envelope in regards to the No. 48's car spec's. This year, suspension's have been handed out again, although not to the No. 48. Nope, this year the honor belongs to 2 teams. The No. 9 of Kasey Kahne and the No. 17 of Matt Kenseth. Both crew chief's, Kenny Francis of the No. 9 and Robbie Reiser of the No, 17, of these teams have been suspended for 4 weeks and fined $50,000. Unfortunately, the driver's will also lose 50 points and the car owners will lose 50 points. These are some of the steepest, if not the most, fines and penalties NASCAR has handed out. Do you think that the driver's, crew chief's, and car owner's will get the hint now? Nah, what fun would that be?!

Check out the full story here for more details and to read about the penalties that were handed out to other drivers.