Nope Yoop, the penalty was for NASCAR to officially park him during the final 3 laps. Once he took Ambrose out, they made the call to Gordon's crew chief to inform them they were DQ'ed. Earnhardt and others were known for doing the same stuff and letting their team know they were going to do it beforehand. NASCAR will not make his punishment more severe for intentionally wrecking another driver. They will make it more severe, if they choose, for him ignoring their orders. NASCAR was in the right except for the fact of not stopping the race to remove Gordon from the track. They followed the rules and precedents they have already set(see the Nashville race,) no matter how much Robby Gordon wants to squeal like a pig in the other direction. If he don't like the rules, then stick to Baja where you can pull whatever you want on your other competitor's out in the desert.
I think the race was great and the fans sure ate it up. The only thing missing was a slugfest in the infield. To me the track is a tad too long for stock cars. 2.77 miles means you have some real long caution periods when you go full course yellow.