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

[bullring]

I wonder if Sycamore or WRG is promoting the event there. Either way I'm sure they were told that Friday would be the date or you don't get a date. The Thursday June 29 date would have been more profitable for them with Farmer City/Fairbury/Peoria cars and fans having been able to attend plus not splitting fans and cars with Lasalle.

[rickybrown1952]

You stand with LaSalle?

Yes I definitely do stand with Lasalle I hope they get a lot of cars that weekend

[Bubstr]

Does anyone remember last year, when WRG took Izzo's race dates for the lousy Rockford show? This isn't the first time WRG has messed with Tony. I heard second or third hand, that the SN dates that was just taken, where part of a settlement for Tony not racing against the Rockford show. What gets me, is Sam Driggers saying he and Tony Izzo are friends. I know Iony is a friendly person, but I can't see him being friends with a weasel like Driggers. Driggers said he didn't want to penalize Izzo. What he didn't want to do, was give Izzo 3 SN dates this year and found a way to take them back. I won't be going to Sycamore or Peoria. I don't think anyone should benefit from someone else's misfortune, especially if it was underhanded like this one was.

[HoosierDirtFan]

You stand with LaSalle?

[Latemodel333]

Oh, first I heard of that, although I'm sure if it was asked for something could have been provided I would think.
I hope they are successful with the show they have planned, have great fan, and car turnouts. I don't think we have heard the last of this, and maybe other info will shed more light on it.

[kidrock]

Their current facebook page still list Eric Brock as owner.

[J20in1st]

I don't know who was listed as the car owner, I know it wasn't Best Motorsports, or Erick Brock. If it was Riggs, what was the problem with that? Is he suspended?

Supposedly they asked for paperworj to prove the sale and nothing could be provided

[drich24]

It doesn't matter who was listed as the owner...we all know who owned it and based off their own website touting the win, it was Who we all know it was and is.

If people want a lesson in trying to play games by trying to do an end run on others, Google the screw job Paul Gentilozzi tried to do on Ryan Hunter Reay many years ago in Indy car racing.

[Latemodel333]

They should've listed Josh as owner then and not Riggs

I don't know who was listed as the car owner, I know it wasn't Best Motorsports, or Erick Brock. If it was Riggs, what was the problem with that? Is he suspended?

[J20in1st]

What im saying is that him being a car owner is very possible, with minimal expense, and shouldn't be a big surprise or questioned.

They should've listed Josh as owner then and not Riggs

[Latemodel333]

So because Josh Richards can get any car he wants he doesn't have a car owner?

What im saying is that him being a car owner is very possible, with minimal expense, and shouldn't be a big surprise or questioned.

[bullring]

Another funny thing about the whole situation was they said they pulled the sanctioning from the event but they were still giving the drivers their points. Seems very odd to me that you could give Ump points at a non Ump sanctioned event.

[reid boys]

So because Josh Richards can get any car he wants he doesn't have a car owner?

[Latemodel333]

Mr Izzo was told "if your allowing him to race that car this race cannot be sanctioned by UMP, I can't be here" That was the punishment he was told he would receive, he wasn't told you will lose your sanction for the year, your tracks two SN dates, and the third you where going to promote.
Josh Richards can get two or three rolling cars from his chassis builder of choice at no cost, ownership shouldn't be a question.

[reid boys]

I think the punishment had to happen. The thing I wonder about is the ownership of the car issue.