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Filed under: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Penske Racing

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I literally laughed in the middle of hotel lobby when I read today the penalties exacted on Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart for their antics last Friday night during Budweiser Shootout practice.

And yes, the girl behind the Starbucks counter gave me a weird look.

Probation was the name of the game for the two former champions who got into an arguing match with two 3,500lb race cars Friday night. Who cares if the actions have cost drivers points and fines in the past, for NASCAR is set about making NASCAR more user-friendly to people who like controversy.

Step one in that process is apparently slapping the weakest penalty known to man on the two drivers who consistently find themselves on the wrong side of NASCAR's ire.

Yep, Stewart and Busch earned a six-race probation for their antics. Nope, not a suspension. Not a fine. No community service. And nope, no points deductions either.

Probation.

We're talking about probation, man!

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