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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Tuesday fined Matt Crafton $25,000 for punching fellow driver Nick Sanchez following the Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. Sanchez was fined $5,000 and his father, Rene, was suspended for the remaining two races of the Truck Series season for getting involved. Sanchez believed the three-time Truck Series champion broke his nose when Crafton "sucker punched" him post-race Saturday in the Talladega garage. Many expected NASCAR to suspend Crafton.
