Two Drivers Face Disciplinary Action

Saturday night’s race card at Irwindale Speedway was one of the wildest in the facility’s four-year existence. And at the end, two of the drivers in the Jani-King Super Late Model series were facing disciplinary action, and the leader of the Grand American Modified series found himself finished for the season.

Super Late Model drivers Tommy Fry and Ben Walker each face hearings today with the track’s race director, Lester Boyer, after incidents during the shortened main event. Fry was black-flagged from the race for rough driving on Lap 5, which started a chain-reaction collision that took out five cars. Fry was disqualified.

Forty laps later, Walker, the Miller Lite Big Ten Challenge Series leader, had his engine explode going into Lap 45, sending his car careening into the infield grass. Walker struggled with the fire safety crew as they attempted to keep him from returning to the car.

Roger Carufel Jr., of Santa Clarita, the Grand American Modified points leader, was suspended from the track for the rest of the season and had his points erased following his refusal to accept a $750 claim on his engine by driver Robert Rice, as permitted by NASCAR and Irwindale Speedway rules. Tony Solorzano

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Tony Stewart’s temper got the best of him yet again when he punched a photographer after the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said the sanctioning body was investigating the incident and he would not speculate on any penalties Stewart might face. ... John Force defeated Ron Capps in one of four final-round photo finishes in the NHRA Nationals at Sonoma, Calif. Force covered the quarter-mile in 4.953 seconds at 303.09 mph to Capps’ 4.956 at 300.46 in the funny car final.

Doug Herbert won for the first time in more than a year in top fuel, Larry Morgan won his first pro stock title since 1994 and Craig Treble posted his fourth pro stock motorcycle victory this season.