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I found this on another message board and thought I would share it with you.
All-Star Speedway stripped of its NASCAR sanction after weekend calamity.
Finally, Bobby MacArthur lived up to his self-prescribed nickname, "The Showstoppa."
All-Star Speedway was stripped of its NASCAR sanction on Thursday, just days after the track canceled a program following a low turnout for racing last Saturday night.
A total of only 15 cars showed up that night for a scheduled NASCAR Whelen All-American series racing program at the Epping, N. H. track run by MacArthur.
"We don't comment on specifics of our agrrements with our track," NASCAR spokesperson Jason Christley said in an e-mail. "There were several issues that have caused our terminating the sanction agreement, effective immediately. We wish Bobby Mac Arthur the best of luck."
Competitors at All-Star are beeing notiified of the change via letters NASCAR sent out on Thursday. According to Christley, they were informed that they will keep their NASCAR points to date towards the NWAAS standings and they will receive their NASCAR point fund money based on standings to date.
MacArthur, of Beverly, Mass., was arrested in late May for writing fraudulent checks, checks believed to have been made out to PASS president Tom Mayberry.
"I can't and won't comment on the situation, but let's wait 'til the truth comes out in court about the situation," MacArthur wrote on an internet message board at the time of the arrest, under his psydoneum "Showstoppa." "It's not always what you read, and its never what its perceived to be."
"There's an awful lot (more) to the story than any of you would know, and I can't wait until the truth comes out."
MacArthur has been battling with town officials in Epping, N. H. since before the start of the season. After a warrant was issued for his arrest for the bad checks, totaling more than $25,000, he was arrested when he went to the town hall to pay a weekly $500 fee for money he owed the Epping Police Department for providing security at races in 2008.
Many of you may be asking yourself why I wanted to share this with you, it's a NASCAR track, actually Star Speewdway is where every New England Supermodified Star has cut their teeth. Star has been the home to the Star Classic for supermodifieds the weekend after the Oswego Classic for years. To say that race is probably a big question mark at this time in my opinion is anybodies guess. Rumor has it that the track will revert back to the Webber family and that Bob Webber and Russ Conway two long time respected names in the New England racing community will promote the All-Star/Star Classic this year. What kind of an up hill battle will they be facing to try to promote racing at this N. H. track? From what I have heard thru the rumor mill not all teams have been paid for running the 2008 All-Star Classic yet.
I felt I should share this with you all because of some of the recent threads on the IOW board, we are all passionate for open wheel racing on this board, some tend to ***** more than others about low car counts or track conditions on any given night, tire monopolies and the high cost of racing.
As this saga plays out in New England many of my personal friends once again find themselves with expensive race cars that they use to be able to run within an hour or so of their homes, if All Star Speedway is lost for good, they will be left with Lee Speedway 10 miles away which I believe only runs one ISMA super race a year. I didn't check the schedule before starting this thread. The point I am trying to make is what chance do you think the New England car owners will have to sell those race cars with no local tracks to run? As I said in an earlier thread this week your favorite race track can be gone in a blink of an eye. For anyone that thinks that is a negative statement, it is simply a statement of what I have seen happend in racing this year, Manzy gone, Jennerstown closed - for sale, Mansfield's fate in question, and All-Star Speedways fate in question.
I can not emphasize how important it is right now to support your favorite form of auto racing. If you haven't met your favorite racer introduce yourself at the next race you go to, be sure to thank them for the time, effort and money they spend on racing. Do the same with the owner or track promoter of your favorite track. My personal belief is the face of racing is changing faster than we can keep up with, no ones favorite track is safe.
Be thankful for what you have!!!!
Patti
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