NASCAR suspended Tyler Dippel; Now, the charges for possession of a controlled substance have been dropped
Last week, 19-year-old Tyler Dippel was pulled over after leaving a dirt track in New York. This was just ahead of a NASCAR race weekend in Canada for the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
Read MoreMatt Borland and MENCS team comment on suspension; Cite coffee for the reason of the failed drug test
Moments ago, Germain Racing announced that crew chief Matt Borland failed a random drug test issued by NASCAR. The result of the test is an indefinite suspension by NASCAR.
The penalty was also released moments ago by the sanctioning body.
Read MoreNASCAR abruptly suspends driver just ahead of race weekend
Tyler Dippel is a 19-year-old from Wallkill, New York. He pilots the #02 for Young’s Motorsports.
Dippel is currently 13th in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series standings. He’s collected one top-5 and three top-10’s after competing in all 17 races in in the 2019 season.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Cup Series crew member has been indefinitely suspended; Team comments
On Thursday, Joshua Paul Long, 31, was charged with misdemeanor assault on a female. He was charged by the Salisbury Police Department and booked at the Rowan County Detention Center with no bond amount set.
The couple visited the Twin Peaks restaurant in Concord,
Read MoreNASCAR driver Johnny Sauter has been suspended by officials for retaliation at Iowa Speedway
On Sunday, NASCAR hosted a double-header race weekend. Iowa Speedway hosted both the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series.
View the full 2019 Iowa Speedway penalty report below.
Ross Chastain picked up the win in the truck race.
Read MoreCould NASCAR see a complete overhaul of the rear suspension for 2021?
The Gen-6 car made it’s debut on February 24, 2013. In 2021, NASCAR will debut the Gen-7 race car.
There’s not a whole lot of information on the pending NASCAR race car. Though, it appears that’s because they haven’t exactly figured out what it’s going to be yet.
Read MoreSpencer Gallagher: “I want to assure everyone in the NASCAR community this one time error in judgement will never happen again.”
On Saturday, Spencer Gallagher went to victory lane at Talladega Superspeedway and punched his ticket to the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs. It was the first NASCAR Xfinity Series win for the 28-year-old driver.
Read MoreThe Talladega Superspeedway race winner has been suspended indefinitely
NASCAR issues substance abuse policy penalty
In 2015-2016, Spencer Gallagher ran the full season in the NASCAR Truck Series. He picked up 6 top-10’s with a best finish of 2nd in 2015. In 2016, he picked up 8 top-10’s again with a best finish of 2nd.
Read More2018 LOLMDS rules update
Below is a list of new Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rules for the 2018 racing season.
The new deck height rule will go into effect for the first time at Batesville Motor Speedway, this weekend.
The list below excludes rules that went unchanged.
Read MoreMike Vaughn: “Mark Whitener has received the maximum penalty NeSmith Racing can issue due to the severity of the assault on another competitor.”
NeSmith Racing issues indefinite suspension to Mark Whitener – Watch the video of the race from Bubba Raceway Park
CARTERSVILLE, GA – NeSmith Racing has announced that it is issuing an indefinite suspension from competition in all NeSmith Racing Divisions to driver Mark Whitener after a physical confrontation at the 14th Annual Chevrolet Performance World Championship Race at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala,
Read MoreA penalty report from NASCAR is pending
On Tuesday, Stewart-Haas Racing could be the victim of a penalty. Tire issues for Kyle Busch and Kyle Busch Motorsports might net suspensions for several members of the Stewart-Haas Racing crew.
UPDATE Feb 27: NASCAR comments below.
Stewart-Haas Racing didn’t field a truck in Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Read MoreRay Cook: “It’s got a whole list of positives that goes along with it, after the safety aspect.”
A few weeks ago, Ray Cook introduced the droop rule to dirt late model racing. It’s a way of limiting the lift on the rear suspension.
With a simple piece of chain,
Read MoreFastrak announces new shock and suspension rules – Aiming to save money
Back in November 2017, Fastrak announced a new shock and suspension package. That post was eventually removed and the announcement was postponed.
“I have removed the shock/spring rule post. I have gotten to old to hear people continually beat up on me for something I have spent 10 years working on,” Stan Lester stated.
Read MoreRay Cook will tech deck lid height rule in a new way, limiting left rear extension
The deck lid height rule has been exploited in dirt late model racing. The new droop rule has been announced as the cure.
Watch the video below which explains how the new rule will be enforced.
Read MoreJason Feger: “We’re at a crossroads in our sport of which direction to go.”
Jason Feger isn’t a national driver, he isn’t a local driver, he’s that middle of the road guy. He see’s the struggle of dirt late model costs, from both sides of the spectrum.
The rising costs of dirt late model racing is a problem.
Read MoreNASCAR issues bulletin to teams: Rear suspension penalties elevated
NASCAR notified teams that it will seek the firmest penalty currently available for a specific rear suspension violation after observing a rules infraction trend developing in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR XFINITY Series.
Effective immediately, any penalty associated with the Section 20.14.2 Rear Suspension I-4 portion of the NASCAR Rule Book found in post-race inspection will be elevated to the maximum L1-level penalty.
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