Dohm dq?!?!

[denopolis23]

Does anybody else think it was a bit excessive for what he done. I mean, he was just expressing his disgust in getting spun. Its not like he rammed the guy or anything. Can we not have emotion anymore?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Does anybody else think it was a bit excessive for what he done. I mean, he was just expressing his disgust in getting spun. Its not like he rammed the guy or anything. Can we not have emotion anymore?

This is always talked about in drivers meetings there at Eldora. The drivers where warned. The drivers that have raced there a good bit before should already know this.

[Pennsboro32]

I’ll get the popcorn.

[kidrock]

I like Zach Dohm and like the Pierce situation I give all credit to Eldora Speedway and their officials for enforcing the rules.

[Snagger]

First he got hosed in the B main (“TOP 4 TRANSFER”) with Erb Now that.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I couldn't see from where I was sitting. Did he make contact?

[sa98]

No one spun Dohm to begin with. Ferguson hit a hole in 3. Car was bouncing and drifted up into Dohm. Ferguson made contact with Dohm, but they both saved it and continued on. Ferguson lost a few positions. Next time by in 3, Dohm spun with no assistance from anyone. Chris was a couple positions back.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

No one spun Dohm to begin with. Ferguson hit a hole in 3. Car was bouncing and drifted up into Dohm. Ferguson made contact with Dohm, but they both saved it and continued on. Ferguson lost a few positions. Next time by in 3, Dohm spun with no assistance from anyone. Chris was a couple positions back.

Agree that Dohm spun on his own. Fergy flat ran him over. There was no contributing factor that mattered.

[sa98]

Much worse happened all weekend and people didn't react the way Dohm did. There were plenty of times Ferguson could've drove thru someone all weekend and he never did. Hell, he could've went after Wenger after Thursday night. Ferguson drove it in there deep but there was nothing intentional about htting Dohm. We obviously don't agree on that, but it's okay. I don't believe for one second that the little bit Chris hit him, did the damage that they're claiming. And if it did on a brand new chassis, I think it'd be raising some concerns. Chris bent the sheet metal above the left front wheel which is open space, and Dohm raced perfectly for the next lap. Now, he's jumped on Ferguson's page threatening to take him out next time they race together. Two different types of racers there. Chris would never say or react that way to someone, even when he's got absolutely hosed before.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Much worse happened all weekend and people didn't react the way Dohm did. There were plenty of times Ferguson could've drove thru someone all weekend and he never did. Hell, he could've went after Wenger after Thursday night. Ferguson drove it in there deep but there was nothing intentional about it. We obviously don't agree on that, but it's okay. I don't believe for one second that the little bit Chris hit him, did the damage that they're claiming. And if it did on a brand new chassis, I think it'd be raising some concerns. Chris bent the sheet metal above the left front wheel which is open space, and Dohm raced perfectly for the next lap. Now, he's jumped on Ferguson's page threatening to take him out next time they race together. Two different types of racers there. Chris would never say or react that way to someone, even when he's got absolutely hosed before.

I have no idea what they are claiming, but it was a hard hit.

[sa98]

"Totaled front end. Messed up frame. Broken Rack. Fan into the radiator." If you watch the replay, the hit was significant enough to do some sheet metal damage, but Chris only hit that one specific area. He didnt go across the nose or anything after. At most, Chris's rear wheel hit Zack's front wheel. It was still perfectly fine handling enough that he recovered, continued to race, and it only was a concern once he spun and knew he wouldn't transfer. He also could manage to go and swerve all around and aim to hit Chris twice.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Somebody got some blinders on(98). Not an overwhelming fan of either, but Fergy hit Dohm hard, absolutely hard enough to jack stuff up. Dohm made one set of turns without wrecking(1&2), (3&4) don’t count, that’s where the contact was, next time into 3n4 it was all jacked up and he spun. He knew he was done, so he let Fergy know he wasn’t impressed. Especially since it was a new car.

But I’d rather them stick to their guns and DQ Dohm or whoever, than to let it go. Some of the start penalties I thought were way more judgmental.

[riddle28]

Much worse happened all weekend and people didn't react the way Dohm did. There were plenty of times Ferguson could've drove thru someone all weekend and he never did. Hell, he could've went after Wenger after Thursday night. Ferguson drove it in there deep but there was nothing intentional about htting Dohm. We obviously don't agree on that, but it's okay. I don't believe for one second that the little bit Chris hit him, did the damage that they're claiming. And if it did on a brand new chassis, I think it'd be raising some concerns. Chris bent the sheet metal above the left front wheel which is open space, and Dohm raced perfectly for the next lap. Now, he's jumped on Ferguson's page threatening to take him out next time they race together. Two different types of racers there. Chris would never say or react that way to someone, even when he's got absolutely hosed before.

why would chris have went after winger? he parked it in front of winger i dont blame him a bit. For a guy thats always saying their underfunded, hes hard on equipment

[NeedforLM$peed]

Didn't Moyer and Overton have a similar dust up a few yrs back and Moyer loaded up and left? Might've been during the Dream

[Drop Shock]

It was a perfectly square hit on the LF going 120 mph. I’d say everything that bolts onto that corner of the car was bent. I watch Zack a lot and never hardly see him spin out on his own, so the car had to be pretty jacked up. Tough getting raced like that on the first lap of heat by a guy that claims to be so underfunded. Hell I think 4 cars finished that heat and Ferguson had a provisional. Bone-head move, no way around it

[weatherman85]

why would chris have went after winger? he parked it in front of winger i dont blame him a bit. For a guy thats always saying their underfunded, hes hard on equipment

Totally agree. Winger gave Fergy plenty of time to get it going on that that move before he decided to help home get going. I’d done the exact same thing Winger did.

[GEAR_HEAD]

Didn't Moyer and Overton have a similar dust up a few yrs back and Moyer loaded up and left? Might've been during the Dream

If I remember correctly Moyer put Overton into the wall in turn 2, basically ending Overton's stint in the 116.

[manwplan]

The only thing Dohm did wrong was he didn't make Fergy pay enough. Come on flatten his tire or something. Make it hurt.

[GEAR_HEAD]

The only thing Dohm did wrong was he didn't make Fergy pay enough. Come on flatten his tire or something. Make it hurt.

Might as well get your moneys worth, right?!?!?

[jb20]

If Zack thinks Fergy hit him hard, wait until Veronica finds out that he snuck in her purse and stole his b@lls before he posted on FB.

[wfodirt66]

pretty childish to go on fergys fb page and threaten him

[bullring]

Always like internet tough guys and then in pits they'll stand 10 feet apart and not say a word. If you plan on doing something you don't get on the internet and post it cause when you do it it's going to be real easy for the officials to penalize you for it.

[Barbecueboy]

In some circles this behavior is known as a “ racing deal”…….or so I’ve read.

[kidrock]

And sometimes it is a racing deal and some want to make it to be more than it is in my opinion.

I believe Drivers may take chances they don't normally take at this race because, it is the World 100. I believe that's what happened in this incident. They were both racing hard to make the show and start up as far up front as they could in the big race. I don't think for a minute Fergy went in there to take Dohm out and I sure don't blame Dohm for being pissed and letting Fergy know but, that comes with consequences and it happened to be a automatic disqualifications. I was really hoping Zach could get a win here at the big E. He drives his azz off and is very patient on the bottom and if there's a bottom groove he's going to be there.

It sounds like Zach doesn't have a lot money to spare so, in that case when the car gets tore up pretty bad it does make you mad. I know guys who quit dirt track racing and went to drag racing because, at least then it was only them tearing up their cars and not someone else.

[jb20]

I get that he's upset. He has every right to be. It's just a bad look to hop on FB and threaten a guy when you had every opportunity to confront him in person. Don't hide behind your keyboard or your steering wheel. Also, don't talk about junking a guys stuff the next chance you get. You don't get to whine about being underfunded when it will most likely junk yours too. If you're as bad off as you claim, you can't afford that stuff. But buying new cars every year and having a full time mechanic doesn't really strike me as underfunded so there's that.

[Josh Bayko]

Fergy tends to be a pinball in traffic. Dohm found out the hard way.

[oldmodhasbeen]

He isn't Jack Hewitt.

[zyoung25]

I like both guys. Things like this are going to happen when everybody is friends at that level. How each guy handles it, is on them.

[00Hdmn]

I could care less what happened, what I think is BS is the fact that you can completely run over someone while racing and it be ok but you don’t even touch someone showing your displeasure and you get DQ’ed. Bull sh!$ IMO