NASCAR brawl: Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski escape penalty, crew members cop heavy sanctions Fists flew at the end of NASCARs Sprint Cup Championship, with Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski coming to blows on the pit road. NASCAR have handed out fines after Keselowski-Gordon brawl in Texas. NASCAR'S brawling Sprint Cup drivers have escaped penalty over the fight on pit lane following the Texas 500, but officials have thrown the book at their pit crews. Officials have banned and fined four Hendrick Motorsports crew members for getting involved in the brawl that broke out between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski. Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle, crew members for Gordon, plus Jeremy Fuller, a crew member for Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne, have been suspended for six races and fined $25,000 for "actions detrimental to stock car racing," and "getting involved in a post-race physical altercation with a driver on pit road." Another of Gordon's crew, Dean Mozingo, has been banned for three races and fined $10,000 for the same offences. Both Gordon and Kahne's crew chiefs have copped the biggest levies, Alan Gustafson and Kenny Francis being served $50,000 fines along with being put on probation for the next six races, NASCAR decreeing that they were ultimately responsible for the actions of their crewmen. Keselowski and Gordon battled over the same piece of tarmac late in the race. Hendrick Motorsports have confirmed they will not appeal the penalties, while team owner Rick Hendrick said the crewmen involved will not face further sanctions from the team. "With NASCAR's new Chase format, we're seeing an unprecedented level of intensity every single week," Hendrick said. Emotions run high when you're racing for a championship, and that's exciting for our fans and everyone involved with the sport. But there's a line the competitors need to be cognizant of, and we understand that. Jeff was rightfully fired up Sunday night, and it just reiterated to me how passionate he is and how much he wants to win. 24 team is a group that works together and is loyal to one another. They have our full support as we go into these final two races. No members of Brad Keselowski's crew have received any penalties. Keselowski, Gordon and Kevin Harvick, who pushed Keselowski into the fight, have not been sanctioned. Keselowski is still under probation himself following the post-race scuffle between he and Kevin Harvick after the Charlotte race three weeks ago. The penalties come after NASCAR officials extensively reviewed video of the incident from multiple angles, allowing them to identify exactly who was involved in the brawl and to what extent. "While the intensity and emotions are high as we continue through the final rounds of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the actions that we saw from several crew members Sunday following the race at Texas are unacceptable," Robin Pemberton, NASCAR senior vice president of competition and racing development said. A NASCAR championship is at stake, but we can't allow behavior that crosses the line to go unchecked, particularly when it puts others in harm's way. Gordon walks to confront Keselowski after the race. NASCAR'S FULL STATEMENT NASCAR has assessed penalties to crew members from the No. 5 and No. 24 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams for their involvement in post-race incidents on Nov. 2 at Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, the crew chiefs from those two teams also have been penalized. Jeremy Fuller, a crew member with the No. 5 team, along with Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle, crew members with the No. 24 team, each have been fined $25,000 and suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races. All three were found to be in violation of: Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty - involved in a post-race physical altercation with a driver on pit road Dean Mozingo, a crew member with the No. 24 team, has been fined $10,000 and suspended from NASCAR through the completion of the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races. He was found to be in violation of: Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty - involved in a post-race physical altercation with another crew member on pit road Kenny Francis, crew chief of the No. 5 team, and Alan Gustafson, crew chief of the No. 24 team, have each been fined $50,000 and placed on NASCAR probation through the completion of the next six NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship points races. They were found to be in violation of: Section 9-4A: Crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his team members Section 12-4.9: Behavioral penalty "While the intensity and emotions are high as we continue through the final rounds of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the actions that we saw from several crew members Sunday following the race at Texas are unacceptable," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR senior vice president, competition and racing development. We reviewed the content that was available to us of the post-race incident along pit road, and identified several crew members who crossed the line with their actions, specifically punching others. "We therefore have penalized four crew members as well as their crew chiefs, as they ultimately are responsible for members of their team per the NASCAR rule book," Pemberton continued. Originally published as Drivers escape fines over NASCAR brawl