Brian France Admits It Was His Brilliant Idea To Fine Denny Hamlin

NASCAR Chairman Brian France admitted in an ESPN interview it was he who felt Denny Hamlin's comments at Phoenix crossed a line.

France acknowledged it was primarily his decision to penalize Hamlin, and he stood by that decision.
"There's always going to be, when we make decisions that are not black and white per se, we're always going to have people all over the organization that may not have made that call," France said. "But I did. I'm crystal clear with everybody about where the line is, what we can accept, and about how the sport is going today.

So there you go. Yay nepotism!