Just to clarify, I was not arrested, or escorted off the property or anything like that. I did not spray mud at the flag man or put anyone in danger. YES... I did flip off the flag man, and I dont regret or apologize for it, his call was rediculous, and was out of frustration for two previous starts that I had NOTHING to do with. By the reaction of the fans, I believe they saw it just as I did. These people (officials and flagmen) running these races need to understand that not all, but SOME of us use racing as our livelihood, and making decisions like he did, out of frustration, can cost more then just a starting spot. Granted, I ran the B and ran third, they only took two, but I should have never been there in the first place, and now I go home not even making enough to pay for my pit pass. If we were racing for ribbons, I probly would have reacted much differently. If I offended any of the fans, I apologize, but I hope this explains the reason for my actions. Oh.. and just in case Mr. Flagman reads this board, the car starting on the outside of me had the gears in upside down, meaning it was ready to run the Indy mile, not Kokomo. So how well is that thing going to take off on a start? :thumb

shu

In my opinion you have nothing to worry about, you got the short end and no one would step forward and make things right. We were told in the push off lane that the car next to us did not want to take off for fear of crowding the inside lane, the crewman said his driver hated to start on the front row. Nothing against the driver of the car next to us. If the flagman would have flipped out one more time we would have went to the tail and came back to our original spot before the race ever got started. :rolling

Jerry #66j
www.joshspencer.com

Who was the flagman for this mess?

Casey don't you get $50 for a B main pit pass is $25?

Usually a driver does not get 100% of the payoff. Usually they dont even get 50%. And some owners will not pay out B-main money.

How do you run a sprint car with just one pit pass? Sorry Shu.

Lynn

Brian Hodde, spelled his last name wrong I think but I don't remember his user name on here to look it up.

brian hodde

Isn't he the regular flagman at Gas City also? I thought he usually does a good job? Hopefully this was just a bad night for everyone and evryone can move on.

Yeah im sure he will read this...cannot find his screen name