Now LaSalle Speedway and Josh Richards in trouble with WRG / DIRTcar

[bullring]

UMP does not like Tony Izzo since he runs Lucas Oil and IMCA events. I probably shouldn't have posted that...it was a poor choice of words.

And he used to have WOO sprints once a year also. Now he has IRA/MOWA sprints which has to be a fraction of a WOO sanction

[zyoung25]

Jeff Babc0ck just ran a best performance car at eldora 3 weeks ago at the opener.....they gonna yank the ump sanction there too?

[Fast Wheels]

Well after what MARS did at Burlington I am boycotting all WRG events. I had planned on attending 15 this year. Not anymore. F them.

WRG sold MARS this year. Thats the new ownership that is going to run MARS in the ground

[thugginsince89]

Everybody boycotting WRG/UMP is funny. Lets boycott tracks for enforcing rules but bitch about no tech the rest of the year. I would be willing to bet this best performance issue is more they said the paperwork was done and nobody double checked it before letting them race. Double Booking the Thaw Brawl and Illini100 would kill LaSalle speedway. Much more support for FCR than LaSalle. The last year LaSalle ran a whole season their locals were running at FALS and Peoria.

[pkracer]

I heard there is more to this story. Heard Best Motorsports said they sold everything to Riggs Motorsports which they signed in as the owner at the La Salle race. Said WRG investigated it and found out it was bogus.

[Cardirt0]

Tracks can and do run both WRG sanctioned and Lucas events with no issue whatsoever. If there's problems between the two parties, it's not because of that.

Not true if FarmerCity runs a L race they been told they lose there UMP S

[HoosierDirtFan]

Tracks can and do run both WRG sanctioned and Lucas events with no issue whatsoever. If there's problems between the two parties, it's not because of that.

O Really. Go ask Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, Illinois) Promoter Charlie Depew on Facebook what they said to him if he had a Lucas race this year (2017)? Same with FALS before PDC was a woo race. Tony Izzo was gonna have a Lucas race there too be fore he moved one of his 2 Lucas race to non-dirtcar tracks in Wisconsin. Heard that from a few sources close to him.

[J20in1st]

Sycamore lost there night also

[Josh Bayko]

O Really. Go ask Fayette County Speedway (Brownstown, Illinois) Promoter Charlie Depew on Facebook what they said to him if he had a Lucas race this year (2017)? Same with FALS before PDC was a woo race. Tony Izzo was gonna have a Lucas race there too be fore he moved one of his 2 Lucas race to non-dirtcar tracks in Wisconsin. Heard that from a few sources close to him.

Tyler County runs both WoO and Lucas. So does Port Royal. So does Tazewell. So does Atomic. Fayetteville, Smoky Mountain, Cherokee and Duck River, too.

It's only the midwestern tracks that have issues.

[Highside Hustler25]

It's only the midwestern tracks that have issues.

You could be right but it definitely is a issue here in the Midwest. Every track is WRG/Dirtcar/UMP here in the Midwest. Their really is no option for the racer or track. You kiss their butts or else.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

Sycamore lost there night also

Where did you see that?

[Shiny Side Up 18]

I heard there is more to this story. Heard Best Motorsports said they sold everything to Riggs Motorsports which they signed in as the owner at the La Salle race. Said WRG investigated it and found out it was bogus.

If that is true, why does the track have to pay the price? Just drop the hammer on the team and leave the track out of it if that's what happened. Can WRG prove that the track knew anything about it?

[dirtdobber45]

Tyler County runs both WoO and Lucas. So does Port Royal. So does Tazewell. So does Atomic. Fayetteville, Smoky Mountain, Cherokee and Duck River, too. It's only the midwestern tracks that have issues.

Those tracks you mentioned dont run a UMP weekly points thats the difference. Thats where UMP has them over a barrel. If the midwestern tracks boycott how many regulars will still run those tracks w/o those points for the end of the year championship?

[kidrock]

Total B.S.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WRG ran the show @ the thaw brawl. They're just now implementing this fine?

All they are doing is using it as leverage to get Eric Brock to sign on the dotted line.

And they are screwing Tony at the same time.

Again, TOTAL B.S. by WRG.

EVERYONE IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS SHOULD BOYCOTT WRG UNTIL LASALLE IS REINSTATED>

I agree that's bs especially since they ran the show at Lasalle, Why did they even allow him to enter the event.

[J20in1st]

Where did you see that?

WRG posted a new schedule. Thurs june 29th is now Paducah

[Josh Bayko]

Those tracks you mentioned dont run a UMP weekly points thats the difference. Thats where UMP has them over a barrel. If the midwestern tracks boycott how many regulars will still run those tracks w/o those points for the end of the year championship?

They're not getting many weekly cars anyways, most of the super late guys are running one of the various regional tours in the area. It's the Summernationals dates that tracks are terrified of losing.

[Highside Hustler25]

I agree that's bs especially since they ran the show at Lasalle, Why did they even allow him to enter the event.

That's my point. I'm not defending Best. It's Tony and LaSalle that are getting screwed. Not right.

[Black F]

WRG posted a new schedule. Thurs june 29th is now Paducah

Hope you're wrong! It not... them MFs!!!!!

[dirtdobber45]

They're not getting many weekly cars anyways, most of the super late guys are running one of the various regional tours in the area. It's the Summernationals dates that tracks are terrified of losing.

Why? If thats true why not just run an unsanctioned race instead? Youll still get the fans and drivers if purse is good... wouldnt ya?

[Josh Bayko]

Why? If thats true why not just run an unsanctioned race instead? Youll still get the fans and drivers if purse is good... wouldnt ya?

In theory, yes. In big block land, there was a bit if a rebellion a few years ago and a bunch of tracks left the DIRTcar fold. They're all back again. The regional points tend to pay much better than a singular track's weekly point fund, and that's why guys tend to go to a sanctioned track.