It’s very simple. I was at Macon and witnessed Sprig say it is illegal to mount weight in that spot, but he was not going to enforce the rule. That is a fact! Then at the Saturday drivers meeting Bacon was asked what he felt his penalty merited and he replied, and I quote “disqualification”.
Now here is the issue that everyone is hiding from. The tech guys brought this issue to Sprig’s attention during inspection and he DID NOT enforce the rule book. It has to be an even playing field for ALL participants, or the rules are useless !
USAC has lost a lot of credibility with their drivers , however Ballou is the only one that isn’t afraid to speak up. There was actually talk among many drivers in the pits at Macon on Saturday , to band together and not race that night, due to Sprigs tactics.