NASCAR: Penalties fly and stolen engines

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Penalties were handed down for altercation after the last Craftsman Truck series race. NASCAR suspends three crew members until September 24. NASCAR announced Wednesday the No. 30, No. 11 and No. 9 teams that compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series have been penalized due to their involvement in a post-race altercation on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway following Saturday's race.Those penalized violated Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock-car racing) and 12-4-F (team members involved in an altercation with another competitor on pit road after the race had concluded).Later, it was announced that three NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series engines where stolen from their Roush Yates shop home on Monday night. The $50,000 engines were nicked when thieves cut through a wall, rolled the engines on their pallets right out the front door and onto a stolen truck.