Will Power fined $25K for shoving IndyCar worker

Will Power of Team Penske has been fined $25,000 by IndyCar and placed on probation for the rest of the season for pushing a medical worker following a crash in last weekend's race at Auto Club Speedway.

Power had just been taken out of the MAVTV 500 in a crash with Takuma Sato, and Power was angry about it. The medical worker was trying to get Power away from the scene when the reigning series champion pushed the worker away with both hands.

Power later apologized publicly and in person to the worker.

The race was emotionally charged, with three hours of tight racing. There were a record 80 lead changes involving 14 drivers, including Power and Sato.

Dale Coyne Racing driver Tristan Vautier was fined $10,000 and similarly put on probation for the rest of the season for hitting a crew member during an early pit stop during the Fontana, Calif., race.

Race winner Graham Rahal's team will pay a $5,000 fine for leaving the pit box with the fuel hose still attached. The fuel probe was subsequently damaged, spilling fuel. The probe later fell on the track and had to be retrieved, creating a caution period.

The crew member fueling the car was placed on probation for three races.

Indianapolis 500 champion Juan Pablo Montoya was penalized $1,500 for running over an air hose for the second time this season.

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