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Taxes are left to the individual. Series and tracks send 1099s at year end to teams for winnings. Generally the driver(s) who are sampled have their money held until results are in.
I am not familiar with how these were taken however I wanted to provide the sampling process that we use so that fans unfamiliar with the process would have a better understanding. This is not a statement of a belief of guilt of anyone but just information to offer facts regarding both the lab and what the sampling process should generally consist of.
- When a driver crosses the scales for an event (qualifying, heat or feature) if a sample is to be taken the tire is marked by an official. Who then follows the car to it's pit area. The crew is then instructed to remove the selected tire.
- The official has a tamper-evident evidence bag and a glass vial.
- The crew member uses his/her own grooving iron to remove 1 sample each from front, middle and rear of tire. The tire is rotated 1/3 of a turn after each sample.
- The crew member removes the samples from the tire and places them inside of the glass vial. When all samples are in vial it is then closed with a screw on lid and sealed with a decal.
- The vial is then placed inside of the evidence bag and sealed.
- Crew member signs to attest that bag and vial were sealed in his witness (official follows suit).
- Bag is numbered or named with finish position or another designation along with THE TIRE DATE CODE
- Sample is sent via UPS next day to lab
- Lab attests to the sample being sealed and in good order upon arrival
A couple of other facts about this process:
- Tire companies REGULARLY provide new benchmark samples
- The lab confirms that they have benchmark that matches the date code for each sample they receive
- The lab is question is a fully credential chemical lab and has a certified and bonded chemist
- The lab in question has been involved in testing race fuels, tires, etc for more than 20 years
- The lab in question DOES do soil sampling but that is only a small part of their business which is certified for USDA and the State of NC (it meets the highest of standards for processes and compliance)
- The lab in question only sees the numbers and requests that no names be on the samples to assure a blind and independent analysis
- The lab uses mass spectrometry among other tests to break down ALL compounds. They can break it down to its most minute parts and CAN provide what those parts are.
- The lab ONLY reports the information to its client who pays for the testing for a myriad of reasons not the least of which is to preserve the independence of the testing.
I am not familiar with how these were taken however I wanted to provide the sampling process that we use so that fans unfamiliar with the process would have a better understanding. This is not a statement of a belief of guilt of anyone but just information to offer facts regarding both the lab and what the sampling process should generally consist of.
- When a driver crosses the scales for an event (qualifying, heat or feature) if a sample is to be taken the tire is marked by an official. Who then follows the car to it's pit area. The crew is then instructed to remove the selected tire.
- The official has a tamper-evident evidence bag and a glass vial.
- The crew member uses his/her own grooving iron to remove 1 sample each from front, middle and rear of tire. The tire is rotated 1/3 of a turn after each sample.
- The crew member removes the samples from the tire and places them inside of the glass vial. When all samples are in vial it is then closed with a screw on lid and sealed with a decal.
- The vial is then placed inside of the evidence bag and sealed.
- Crew member signs to attest that bag and vial were sealed in his witness (official follows suit).
- Bag is numbered or named with finish position or another designation along with THE TIRE DATE CODE
- Sample is sent via UPS next day to lab
- Lab attests to the sample being sealed and in good order upon arrival
A couple of other facts about this process:
- Tire companies REGULARLY provide new benchmark samples
- The lab confirms that they have benchmark that matches the date code for each sample they receive
- The lab is question is a fully credential chemical lab and has a certified and bonded chemist
- The lab in question has been involved in testing race fuels, tires, etc for more than 20 years
- The lab in question DOES do soil sampling but that is only a small part of their business which is certified for USDA and the State of NC (it meets the highest of standards for processes and compliance)
- The lab in question only sees the numbers and requests that no names be on the samples to assure a blind and independent analysis
- The lab uses mass spectrometry among other tests to break down ALL compounds. They can break it down to its most minute parts and CAN provide what those parts are.
- The lab ONLY reports the information to its client who pays for the testing for a myriad of reasons not the least of which is to preserve the independence of the testing.
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