Friday, 26 April 2013

NASCAR defends penalties against Matt Kenseth (The Associated Press)

Matt Kenseth checks his phone prior to practice for Denny Hamlin's Charity Race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Thursday, April 25, 2013. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some of the harshest penalties in NASCAR history because his race-winning car at Kansas last week failed post-race inspection. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- NASCAR is defending the severity of the penalties levied against Joe Gibbs Racing for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine.