On Monday NASCAR handed Richard Childress a $150,000 fine and placed him on probation for all NASCAR events until December 31, 2011 for fighting with Kyle Busch after Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway.

The legendary team owner reportedly confronted and struck Kyle Busch in the garage area after Busch ran into the side of the No. 22 RCR Chevrolet Silverado driven by Joey Coulter on the cool-down lap.

NASCAR found Childress in violation of Section 12-1, actions detrimental to stock car racing - involved in an altercation in the garage area, of the 2011 NASCAR rule book.

NASCAR issued the following statement regarding their decision:

The penalty we have announced today for Richard Childress reflects NASCAR's response to the incident at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. We feel this action is appropriate and are confident all parties involved understand our position on this matter and will move forward appropriately.

Childress responded with a statement that he accepts the penalty and that he let "passion and my emotions get the best of me."

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