Travis Kvapil arrested on domestic abuse charge

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Sprint Cup driver Travis Kvapil has been arrested and charged with assault on a female and false imprisonment, Capt. Joseph Cooke of the Mooresville (N.C.) Police Department confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.

Police arrested Kvapil following a domestic dispute with his wife in Mooresville, a city north of Charlotte where many NASCAR drivers make their home, after receiving a 911 call, according to Cooke.

"The officers felt there was probably a case of an assault," Cooke told USA TODAY Sports.

Kvapil, 37, was booked Tuesday night and held overnight in Iredell County Jail. He was freed on bond Wednesday after a district court appearance.

BK Racing is supporting Domestic Violence Awareness Month and tweeted a photo of decals on its cars earlier Wednesday. The tweet has since been deleted.



The Sprint Cup driver has been racing full-time in NASCAR's premier series since 2006. His most success has come in the Camping World Truck Series, which he joined in 2001, notching a win at Texas Motor Speedway as a rookie. He won the truck championship in 2003 and has nine victories in 143 starts on the circuit. He also has five starts in the mid-tier Nationwide Series.

He moved into Sprint Cup full time in 2005 with Penske Racing as a teammate to Ryan Newman and Rusty Wallace. He raced the following Cup season for owner Cal Wells. The Janesville, Wis., native returned to the truck series with four wins in 2007 and then spent 2008 with Yates Racing (where he enjoyed a career-best points ranking of 23rd, his only top 25 finish in the standings). He drove the 2010-11 seasons for Front Row Motorsports. Since the beginning of last season, he has been racing the No. 93 Toyota for BK Racing.

Kvapil has made 240 starts in Cup with a best finish of sixth on April 27, 2008 at Talladega Superspeedway. He won the pole position later that season in the Oct. 5 race at Talladega.

He and wife Jennifer have three children -- Kelsey, Carson and Caden -- according to his bio on BK Racing's web site.

Team spokeswoman Ashleigh Aungst told USA TODAY Sports BK Racing would have no comment at this time.