Kyle Busch received a penalty from NASCAR on Tuesday for making an obscene gesture during the race that was caught by television cameras. Busch's penalty is for violating Section 12-1 of the NASCAR rulebook, "actions detrimental to stock car racing."

Busch was fined $25,000 and is on probation for the next two races at Phoenix and Homestead. Kyle Busch released the following statement in response to the actions taken by NASCAR.

"I accept NASCAR's penalty and realize what I did during Sunday's race at Texas was inappropriate.

"Even in my relatively short time here in NASCAR, it's pretty obvious to everyone that I wear my emotions on my sleeve. Sometimes that passion has allowed me to find that little something extra I needed to win, and other times it's made me cross the line. Sunday at Texas was one of those days.

"I lost my cool, plain and simple. It's not acceptable, and I know that. I apologize to NASCAR, its fans, all the partners who support Joe Gibbs Racing, and all the people who work so hard to give me a racecar that's capable of winning races every week. All of those people deserve better from me, and I owe it to them to keep my emotions in check."

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