Usac: Leary dq’d from gas city win; suspended by usac
 

10/17/20 10:47 AM LEARY DQ’D FROM GAS CITY WIN; SUSPENDED BY USAC

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LEARY DQ’D FROM GAS CITY WIN; SUSPENDED BY USAC

Driver C.J. Leary and entrant Leary Racing have been suspended and fined by the United States Auto Club for a violation of series regulations, section 309 (tires), during USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car competition on September 25 at Gas City I-69 Speedway.

Leary, who was initially credited with the victory, has been disqualified from the event.* Justin Grant, who initially finished in the runner-up position that night, has now been credited with the feature victory.

The test, verified by laboratory findings, revealed that Leary’s tire had been altered, and thus, was not in accordance with the series rulebook nor did it conform to the benchmark provided by Hoosier Tire Company.

309 (Tires) C. Any solvents or chemicals applied to the tire that alter the chemical makeup of the compound or have the effect of altering tire durometer or construction is prohibited. A tire can be confiscated at any time. Penalties from tire found to deviate from the original factory benchmark specifications are as follows:

Leary has forfeited points and purse winnings earned from the event, has been fined $2,500 by USAC and has been suspended for 6 races from USAC competition.

These fines and penalties are imposed immediately.* Super license driver C.J. Leary’s first eligible race in USAC competition will be Saturday, November 21.* Entrant Leary Racing’s USAC eligibility resumes with the seventh National Sprint Car event of the 2021 season.

Winnings and points will be adjusted accordingly to reflect the change in the final results of the James Dean Classic/Indiana Donor Network Driven2SaveLives Double Double at Gas City.

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Ironic how he complained at TSS a year ago that basically the MSCS guys were getting away with stuff like this when USAC guys came to town to run with the MSCS. How’s the tire feel on the other rim there fella?

Usac needs to keep suspensions in series. Was Leary even gonna run the 5 midget races hes suspended from?

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Originally Posted by billw:
Usac needs to keep suspensions in series. Was Leary even gonna run the 5 midget races hes suspended from?

I think they do. The PR says he isn't eligible until the 7th race of the 2021 sprint car season.

Jerry

Odd that these announcements & suspensions coming during a shortened season & at the end.
My guess is another one will going ASCOC next year.JMO

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As a hired driver he’s eligible to run the next to last midget race. This would suspend him from 1 silver crown race and 5 midget races. Now the team car can’t return until the 7th sprint car race next year if I’m reading this right because the Sprints are done for the year.

I don’t agree with suspensions, or at least on a first offense. Forfeiting money and points with a fine is plenty for a first offense. I applaud USAC for testing and applying rules without bias but that’s a harsh penalty

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Reread the press release, Jerry. CJ himself is eligible to return on Nov. 21, while the Leary Racing sprint car entry isn't eligible to return until the 7th race of the '21 season.

It's a bit silly really. Leary Racing could simply rename their team, renumber their car, and legally enter Winter Dirt Games in February.

Suspensions at this level of racing are a lose-lose situation. There are no plusses. Bad for the sanction, bad for the promoter, and bad for the paying fans. It was that way for Robert Ballou and this seems like a similar circumstance. In my opinion, the best course of action would be either a larger financial penalty, grid penalties at future events, or a combination of both. USAC should really consider a new course of action over the winter. Like I said, other than CJ sitting out the midget events for the next month, there really is no sporting penalty.

I think the suspensions are proper give them pause to consider doing it in the future driver and team. Being it’s own car it fits. If he were driving for someone else maybe not the driver suspension. Just a team/owner penalty, some of the hired guys may not have much/any control over what the team does through the week. But when it’s your team there’s not any excuse. My son drives a car I prepare he helps in all aspects I wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize his standing within the community. However a owner who hires a driver may be more apt to “push” things.

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2nd place on race day is first place next month. so usac checked everyone's tire and cj had the only questionable tire. or cj, as the winner had only his tire checked. the only way to make sure you have a true winner would be to check everyone's tire.

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A horse wearing a C J Leary tshirt walks into a bar and orders a shot of Rye.The bartender asks; why the long face? :42::

No

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Originally Posted by mc/rider:
A horse wearing a C J Leary tshirt walks into a bar and orders a shot of Rye.The bartender asks; why the long face? :42::

Guy wearing a CJ Leary shirt walks into Home Depot and buys several gallons of Simple Green. Cashier says “ you must have a lot of cleaning to do “. Guy replies “ no we got a race tonight “. :42::

This just makes the previous black mark on the Leary team just a little bit darker.

Cheaters suck.

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I wonder if we'll see his typical whining response???

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Bet he hasn"t stopped whining and crying yet. LOL OMG I hadn"t had this big of laugh for a long time :5:

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I think the suspension is proper. It's hard enough for a small, un-sponsored, single motor, single car team such as myself to run with the big dogs. Being out of the big dog loop, I'm not up on the latest tire-soaking processes like they are. Maybe someone could clue me in on this tire-doping thing? Not for me to cheat, mind you, only so I know what NOT to do going forward. Was this tire-cooking spelled out in an issue of Open Wheel I missed? Maybe tell me the issue? Just asking for a friend...

Seriously, isn't the penalty for traction control a lifetime, or at least a season, ban? I don't know that I've ever heard of anyone getting caught with traction control. Could be because of the severe penalty, could be they know how to do that without getting caught.

What was the previous black mark, must have missed that one

Originally Posted by Rpracing1:
This just makes the previous black mark on the Leary team just a little bit darker.

Cheaters suck.

I don't like cheating either Bob,I think we would be in agreement that it's in most sporting events.
Tire prep,and whatever have been around,now "fuel additives".
I was glad to see a certain Sprint series is now checking tire prep,two of their drivers got popped,as they say,better late than never.🤔
As always take with a grain of salt!!

Would that be sea salt Dan?

Exactly!

Originally Posted by bighd0522:
What was the previous black mark, must have missed that one

One previous black mark was, Leary always accusing several of the MSCS top runners of tire prepping even tho officials were checking drivers with no violations. Flat out lies by the Leary camp with no apologies ever. No respect for the team period.

It would be nice to check the winner and two random finishers every night. Treating tires was pretty common in high level late model racing until sanctioning bodies started checking tires. Wouldn't hurt to check the Silver crown tires either, maybe pump an engine or two... Good tech keeps the playing field level and in my opinion promotes good racing. I also think the sanctioning bodies should use the fine money to help fund future tech inspections.

I don’t know the frequency of the testing but I had thought about pumping engines because I hadn’t seen it in a while. At the inaugural Corn Belt Nationals I walked up on Levi and crew doing just that on Bacons car. It does happen

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Originally Posted by race0:
It would be nice to check the winner and two random finishers every night. Treating tires was pretty common in high level late model racing until sanctioning bodies started checking tires. Wouldn't hurt to check the Silver crown tires either, maybe pump an engine or two... Good tech keeps the playing field level and in my opinion promotes good racing. I also think the sanctioning bodies should use the fine money to help fund future tech inspections.

All USAC winners in sprints midgets and SC have their tires checked and they also check I"ve been told from 3 to 7 other finishers.

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Wouldn’t it be simple enough for Usac to impose its death penalty for something like this? Doping tires should fall under actions detrimental to the sport shouldn’t it?? Engine size is simple. You are too big that’s actions detrimental to the sport. Usac decided to strip Ballou of points and money and suspended him for the year due to actions detrimental to the sport. While tweeting is not an on track offense the group in speedway along with their favorite son didn’t like it and put an end to it. You want to stop this crap then invoke the actions detrimental to the sport penalty for flat out cheating. Doesn’t take a lot of discussion to understand this does it?? Doping tires isn’t pushing the envelope it’s cheating. Fines and point reductions can be used for other things.
Someone wrote about this being weird that he is popped during a shortened season. Cheating knows no bounds so rules need to be enforced the same way every time all of the time. Tires, engine size, weight, and of course tweeting should all fall under actions detrimental to the sport and get the penalty that Ballou got. This would end the problem once and for all. The question is whether Usac has the stones to do it no matter who it is.

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is that regular simple green?cg

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Originally Posted by copper14:
is that regular simple green?cg

Yes


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