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• Hit the pits! Evernham crew member suspended indefinitely

  
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  Daytona Beach, FL (Sports Network) - Craig Curione, a crew member for the No. 10 Dodge team, was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR on Tuesday and fined $10,000 for a rule violation he committed following last Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway.

  According to Richard Childress Racing officials, Kevin Harvick was walking to the garage with his wife, DeLana, when Curione, the front tire carrier for Scott Riggs, shoved Harvick, sending him and his wife the ground.

  The shove was a violation of Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racking; involved in an altercation with another competitor) in the 2006 NASCAR rule book.

  "Those guys decided they wanted to take matters into their own hands and trip my wife in front of their pit box and ran her over," Harvick said. "That is a little bit unnecessary so we're not too happy about that."

  The designated team owner for the No. 10 team James Rocco said in a statement the team will not appeal the suspension.

  11/08 01:08:03 ET