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NASCAR Fines Joe Bessey for BGN Autolite Platinum 250 Behavior

8 September 1997

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Joe Bessey has been fined $2,000 for throwing his
helmet into Dale Shaw's car during the NASCAR Busch Series Grand
National Division Autolite Platinum 250 last Friday night.

Bessey's behavior was found to be in violation of Section 12, Rule 4,
Article A - Actions detrimental to auto racing.