NASCAR fines Stewart

So they fined him for not doing the press conference after the Subway Fresh Fit 500. Stewart seemed pretty sure that there was nothing in contracts stating that he had to do the press conferences. If thats the case, how can he be fined? Granted this is a nothing fine, same as Montoya got, but still it is the principle of it. IF and I do mean IF he is not required to do something, then how can he get fined for not doing that something? HHMMMMM! - Mike Pratt

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TALLADEGA, Ala. - NASCAR officials fined Tony Stewart $10,000 and placed the Joe Gibbs Racing driver on probation until Dec. 31 Friday afternoon.

Stewart was penalized for failing to go to the media center after finishing second in the Nextel Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway last week.

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