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NAPA dropping Waltrip after Richmond scandal
NASCAR Penalties Auto Heal
FILE - In this July 12, 2013 file photo, NASCAR driver Martin Truex Jr. reflects during practice at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. NASCAR's investigation into Clint Bowyer's spin at Richmond ultimately uncovered a series of deliberate actions by Michael Waltrip Racing to alter the race results and the field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The sordid saga concluded Monday, Sept. 10, 2013, with a hefty penalty that saw Ryan Newman replace Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase as MWR was fined $300,000, and general manager Ty Norris received an indefinite suspension. (AP Photo/Cheryl Senter, File) - photo by Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NAPA Auto Parts said Thursday it will end its multimillion-dollar sponsorship of Michael Waltrip Racing at the end of the year, the latest fallout from the team's attempt to manipulate a race to get Martin Truex Jr. into NASCAR's version of the playoffs. Napa is Truex's primary sponsor and in the first year of a three-year extension announced last August. The deal ran through the 2015 season and is believed to be worth at least $15 million a year.