LONG POND, Pa. -- Joe Gibbs Racing has suspended two Martin Truex Jr. pit crew members for three weeks for their confrontation with Kyle Busch crew chief Adam Stevens following the Busch-Truex wreck Sunday at Indianapolis.

JGR, which provides the pit crew for Furniture Row Racing as part of their alliance, suspended rear tire changer Lee Cunningham and front tire changer Chris Taylor for three races.

The crash between Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. on Sunday at the Brickyard resulted in Truex's car going up in flames and tension on pit row between the two crews. AP Photo/Greg Huey

Busch and Truex crashed while battling for the lead with 50 laps remaining in the Brickyard 400. The teams were pitted next to each other, and video aired by FS1 showed that as Stevens walked by the Truex pit, rear tire changer Lee Cunningham started clapping his hands yelling, "Tell Kyle, way to go."

Stevens entered the Truex pit and got into a heated shouting match with Cunningham. Front tire changer Chris Taylor came over, separated Stevens and Cunningham and gave Stevens a little bit of a shove.

"I don't care who you are ... I don't give a [expletive] who you are, get out of my box," Cunningham said.

Stevens was not disciplined.

Truex said he didn't think his tire changers did a whole lot wrong to be suspended for three races.

"You don't want to see guys get in a confrontation, but I think it shows their passion for what they're doing," Truex said. "It shows their passion for our team."

Truex said Cunningham and Taylor are among the best tire changers in the series and it will have an impact on the pit crew's performance.

"We're obviously at a disadvantage without them," Truex said.

The suspensions did set up a situation where Truex, who leads the NASCAR Cup standings, had his team theoretically weakened by another organization trying to catch Truex.

"It's a tough situation for us to be in," Truex said. "There's no doubt about that. I'm obviously not happy with how it all went down. I'm disappointed that I made a mistake, and it got us kind of in this position."

Truex said the two organizations should be able to move on from the drama.

"This instance is not optimal," Truex said. "I think we'll get through it. It's unfortunate that the mistake that I made on the race track caused all this stuff to blow up. ... We'll get through the next couple of weeks the best we can."

Kip Wolfmeier and John Royer will replace Taylor and Cunningham on pit road for Truex, who leads the NASCAR point standings. Busch, winless this year, is fourth in the standings.

"Our No. 78 pit crew is hired, trained and managed by Joe Gibbs Racing," Furniture Row Racing team owner Barney Visser said in a statement. "They are one of the best pit crews on the circuit and have kept us up front all season.

"We admire the talent and dedication of our pit crew and support all of the decisions and actions taken by Joe Gibbs Racing."

FS1 first reported the suspensions.