keywords: earnhardt fined cursing penalized nascar
text: Earnhardt penalized for cursing, knocked out of Nextel Cup lead NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. was fined and knocked out of first place today for a slip of the tongue. Earnhardt was docked 25 points and fined \$10,000 by NASCAR for cursing during a TV interview after his victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.