Updated: Billy VanMeter assertion; parting methods with Bryan Glaze posted on the backside of the story
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The ASA has penalized all events concerned in the submit-race scuffle that transpired following the Glass City 200 on Saturday evening at Toledo Speedway in Ohio.
This all stems from an incident on Lap 47 when Billy VanMeter drove into the again of Matt Tifft inflicting a crash that additionally collected Evan Shotko. VanMeter later was concerned in the same incident in which he linked with Brian Campbell and collected Chase Burda.
Tifft went to have a dialog with the VanMeters and it escalated right into a bodily battle in which the previous Cup Series racer was wrestled to the bottom and kicked in the top by crew member Bryan Glaze.
The following penalty assertion was issued by the sanctioning physique:
The actions of Matt Tifft have been discovered to be in violation of ASA STARS National Tour General Rules, Section 1 Conduct, Rule 1 Unsportsmanlike Conduct, and General Rules, Section 1 Conduct, Rule 5 Fighting. The driver has been issued the next penalties:
-Fine of $250
-Loss of 25 ASA STARS National Tour and ASA/CRA Super Series Championship Driver Points
-Driver positioned on probation for the rest of the calendar yr for all ASA and CRA sanctioned occasions.
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The actions of crew member(s) from EDCO Welding, automobile proprietor of the #23 ASA Super Late Model pushed by Billy VanMeter, have been discovered to be in violation of ASA STARS National Tour General Rules, Section 1 Conduct, Rule 1 Unsportsmanlike Conduct, and General Rules, Section 1 Conduct, Rule 5 Fighting. A crew member from EDCO Welding is a repeat offender ensuing in heightened penalties. The automobile proprietor/workforce have been issued the next penalties.
– A crew member, Bryan Glaze, has been suspended indefinitely from all ASA and CRA sanctioned occasions
– Fine of $2,000
– Loss of 25 ASA STARS National Tour and ASA/CRA Super Series Championship Owner Points
– Owner and workforce positioned on probation for the rest of the calendar yr for all ASA and CRA sanctioned occasions
Glaze was already below probation for combating final month in the Masters of the Pros JEGS Tour race at Owosso Speedway and was thus indefinitely suspended for his repeat violation.
The driver of the #23 ASA Super Late Model, Billy VanMeter, has engaged in driving that has resulted in an extreme variety of on-observe incidents in the course of the season. Billy VanMeter has been deemed to be in violation of ASA STARS National Tour General Rules, Section 1 Conduct, Rule 6 Rough Driving. The driver has been issued the next penalties.
– Loss of 25 ASA STARS National Tour and ASA/CRA Super Series Championship Driver Points.
– Driver, Billy VanMeter, positioned on probation for the rest of the calendar yr for all ASA and CRA sanctioned occasions.
The part of the rule guide under was used to decided which infractions had been dedicated:
CONDUCT
- Upon admittance to a restricted space, all individuals should conduct themselves in a fashion not detrimental to inventory automobile racing. Profanity in entrance of race followers, officers, administration, profane indicators or writing on vehicles, and many others., won't be tolerated and might topic the offending celebration to penalties. Conduct in social media deemed detrimental to the sequence, observe, officers, or sponsors might topic the motive force or workforce to sanctions. UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT AND/OR ACTIONS DETRIMENTAL TO THE SPORT OF AUTO RACING WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
- General look of drivers and crews have to be neat and clear wanting.
- A competitor that stops his or her automobile on the observe to argue or focus on an incident with the starter or different officers could also be topic to penalties.
- Verbal or bodily abuse of officers, together with improper language or actions will outcome in sanctions from the observe.
- Fighting won't be tolerated. Drivers can be held accountable for the conduct of all individuals linked with their automobile, this may embrace, however restricted to, Crew Chief, Crew Members, Spotters, Family Members, Sponsors, and Guests. Any particular person from a crew, together with the motive force, going to a different pit space or an space on the speedway grounds, the place an altercation happens, can be thought of concerned in the incident. The Driver and any concerned crew members could also be topic to Penalties, Fines, Loss of Points, Probation, Suspension, and as much as Loss of ASA License.
- Any driver who, in the judgment of sequence officers, engages in tough driving, intentionally operating into, blocking or swerving in entrance of one other automobile – could also be topic to penalties. Any automobile deliberately blocking the observe will topic the proprietor and driver to rapid and indefinite suspension from the sequence.
- Any driver who deliberately causes a warning situation, with out security being a difficulty, by stopping, spinning, or some other motion, is topic to 2-lap penalty.
- Crew members should not allowed on the racetrack at any time. Pit crew, drivers, or sequence/observe officers should not allowed to service vehicles on the racing floor with out particular permission from race management.
- No one is allowed in the management tower with out permission at any time. You can be topic to extreme penalties. Race director can be out there on the finish of the evening.
- All fines have to be Paid in Full for the competitor to return to competitors.
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Billy VanMeter has posted the next assertion to his Facebook web page:
“I, Billy VanMeter, my race workforce, and household need to take a second and apologize for the scenario that passed off at Toledo Speedway Saturday evening. We have taken steps internally and Bryan Glaze is not concerned with the workforce. Additionally, I as a driver am going to take all of this and attempt to develop and mature on and off the observe.
“I was hit by Matt Tifft, he entered my pit as I stood next to my car, said ‘WTF’ and hit me, no one’s seeing that side of the story, it’s unfortunate how it turned out for all involved. We as a team want to apologize to our fans, sponsors, Toledo Speedway, the officials, drivers, STARS National Tour, and ASA. We accept the penalties and will learn from this and better as a driver and team.”
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