CONCORD, NC \u2014 July 20, 2018 \u2014 The DIRTcar Appeals Board has amended a penalty served to Bobby Pierce, driver of the No 32p DIRTcar Late Model, following tire sampling at the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway in June.<\/p>\n
After appealing the penalty as per Section 12 of the General Rules and Specifications, Pierce and seven members of his team underwent rigorous polygraph testing, providing the appellate board additional perspective in the issuance of the penalty.<\/p>\n
The appellate board\u2019s decision upheld the disqualification and suspension but reduced the fine to the minimum $2,000. Pierce has already completed the four-race suspension.<\/p>\n
The Appeals Board affirmed and accepted the technical inspection procedure at the event, the samples\u2019 chain of custody, processing of the samples, and the results of the multiple tests provided by the laboratory. Regardless of whether or not the team was aware of the infraction, the tire did not conform to the required specification and benchmarks.<\/p>\n
After extensive consideration, the Appeals Board has the option of allowing polygraph testing to provide them with additional information in determining the appropriateness of the penalty.<\/p>\n
As per Section 12 of the General Rules and Specifications, Pierce may file another appeal directly to the Chairman Potestas to review the Board\u2019s determination.<\/p>\n
Bobby Pierce, driver of the No. 32p DIRTcar Racing Late Model has violated Section 11.0, 11.1-X, Y; 15.11-G of the 2018 DIRTcar Racing General Rules and Specifications.<\/p>\n Event:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Dirt Late Model Dream \u2013 Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio<\/u><\/p>\n Date:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>June\u00a0 7 -8- 9 2018<\/u><\/p>\n The Member requested an Appeal of the Penalty as outlined in Section 12 of the General Rules and Specifications. The Member also requested a deferral of the penalty. The deferral was granted by the Appeals Board Chair, and the Appeal was heard. Polygraph testing was performed, after which the Board reduced the penalty.<\/p>\n Event and explanation<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tire samples were taken June 7, June 8 and June 9, 2018 from participant finishers of the events of the\u00a0Dirt Late Model Dream Weekend<\/em>\u00a0at Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, Ohio.<\/p>\n A total of\u00a046<\/strong>\u00a0tires were sampled using the accepted practice of DIRTcar Racing and Eldora Speedway with team-provided grooving iron and sample cuts. Samples were logged, bagged and sealed with representing crew member signatures.<\/p>\n Specimen cuttings were sent to an independent laboratory for testing for chemically-altering substances in the tires in a comparative analysis.<\/p>\n The test revealed the tire had been altered and did not match or conform to the benchmarks provided by Hoosier Tire Company.<\/p>\n Violation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n 11.0 Penalties, Fine Schedules and Protests<\/u><\/p>\n X.)\u00a0 Any member that attempts and\/or is found to be using tires that are found to be illegal in any manner will be subject to disqualification and\/or fine and\/or suspension and\/or loss of points and\/or any other action deemed appropriate by DIRTcar Supervisory Officials.<\/p>\n G.)\u00a0 Chemical alterations, vulcanizing, tire softening, defacing and\/or altering the face of the tire lettering and\/or tire stamping will not be permitted. Chemicals or tire softening is not permitted at any time.\u00a0Tires may be inspected at any time. Any violation with any tire presented for competition may result in\u00a0immediate\u00a0disqualification from the events and\/or other penalties including but not limited to; loss of money, fine, loss of points and\/or suspension.<\/p>\n Penalty \/ Fine:\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n The appellate board heard the appeal and were unanimous in the decision.<\/p>\n As a member in good standing, per Section 12 of the series rulebook, a request for review by the Chairman Potestas may be considered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" CONCORD, NC \u2014 July 20, 2018 \u2014 The DIRTcar Appeals Board has amended a penalty served to Bobby Pierce, driver of the No 32p DIRTcar Late Model, following tire sampling at the Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway in June. After appealing the penalty as per Section 12 of the General Rules and Specifications, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[463,464],"division":[],"series":[],"regions":[],"class_list":["post-28048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-late-models","tag-dirt-late-model-dream","tag-penalty"],"yoast_head":"\n
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