NASCAR places Bubba Wallace, Brian Scott's wife on probation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 03: Brian Scott, driver of the #33 Shore Lodge Chevrolet, poses with his wife Whitney Kay and step daughter Brielle and the Coors Light Pole award after qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 3, 2014 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) SPARTA, KY - SEPTEMBER 26: Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #6 Bleacher Report Ford, walks on the grid before NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying for the Visitmyrtlebeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway on September 26, 2015 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/NASCAR via Getty Images)
NASCAR has placed driver Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. and Whitney Scott, the wife of XFINITY Series driver Brian Scott, on probation through the end of the year for their roles in a post-race altercation following last Saturday night's XFINITY Series race at Kentucky Speedway.
Brian Allen, the motorhome driver for Brian Scott, has meanwhile been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR.
Angry about contact with Wallace that loosened his right-rear wheel late in Saturday night's race, Brian Scott approached Wallace twice on pit road after the race to express his displeasure.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}From there, the two engaged in a profanity-laced shouting match -- the contents of which were vulgar in nature. Brian Scott later used Twitter to accuse Wallace of calling his wife a disparaging name.
Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney won the race, while Wallace finished ninth and Scott came home in 13th.