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The race fan who climbed a safety fence at Richmond International Raceway on September 6 and caused an major NASCAR Cup Chase race to stop, was sentenced to jail Thursday.
Richmond TV station WWBT reported the fan, 53-year-old James Dennis was sentenced to one year in jail with all but one month suspended, meaning he'll only serve one month.
The police report states that Dennis was found guilty of disorderly conduct and being drunk in public.
The local TV station explained a police officer testified Dennis "told them he climbed the fence because it was his birthday and he wanted to stop the race and be on TV."
His trick worked, as NASCAR officials threw a yellow flag and stopped the important race.
WWBT mentioned the shirtless man also wanted to get a photo of driver Kevin Harvick from above and failed to do so because he forgot to bring his phone with him.
Richmond TV station WWBT reported the fan, 53-year-old James Dennis was sentenced to one year in jail with all but one month suspended, meaning he'll only serve one month.
The police report states that Dennis was found guilty of disorderly conduct and being drunk in public.
The local TV station explained a police officer testified Dennis "told them he climbed the fence because it was his birthday and he wanted to stop the race and be on TV."
His trick worked, as NASCAR officials threw a yellow flag and stopped the important race.
WWBT mentioned the shirtless man also wanted to get a photo of driver Kevin Harvick from above and failed to do so because he forgot to bring his phone with him.