Spotter for Chase Elliott suspended following battery and assault charges

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR and Hendrick Motorsports have indefinitely suspended Eddie D’Hondt, a spotter for Chase Elliott on the No. 9 team, shortly after they were made aware of two misdemeanor charges brought against D’Hondt. The charges include assault on a female and battery of an unborn child, according to records from the North Carolina Judicial Branch. D’Hondt, 62, was arrested in May in Catawba County, records show. In September, D’Hondt was charged with assault on a female for striking Irene Elizabeth Young, according to a Criminal Summons record in North Carolina obtained by KickinThe…

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