Id take this advice in a heartbeat. There was ZERO dirty driving from either drivers. Robert got high going into one and ran over the cushion and then got back into the go pedal a little early causing him to pull an insane wheelie and then slam back down into the track and resulted in a flip.

I repeat, Bland did NOTHING wrong. Neither did Ballou. It was the actions AFTER the incident that has many people upset.

Why go to Haubstadt and be a pack runner, when you can go to Lawrenceburg and win?

I was there and Bland didn't make a questionable move! As you said you weren't there so how can you say it was questionable? As far as Bland driving over his head, LOOK who ended up on their head with no contact, other than driving over the cushion and then standing on the fuel.

Who did he beat again?? i forgot?

Besides Ballou being in the wrong this race there was another thing that was bothering.

After the drivers meeting Mo Will came on the intercom and said if you are not staged in the 10 min window you will be penalized something like 1 row for every minute you are late. Well the ten minute window came to a close and everyone was staged except DC. Everyone was then pushed off on the track and lined up doing the 4 wide salute when Clayton finally rolled out. After coming out he has to go to work area for a missing spark plug, now after all this he pulls onto the track and the officials award him his front row position. I think if they are going to make a big deal about being staged on time the rules should be enforced equally.

I'm sorry, but I have to say something. The KISS website clearly does state that Robert Ballou pulled a spark plug wire off of Bland's car and for "that reason" was disqualified. But, earlier in this post...Ballou came on here and PERSONALLY said that he did NOT pull the spark plug wire off. I have to ask...who's right?? I'd like to think that KISS is right, but Robert knows what he did or didn't do. Someone's lying though.

I'd be curious to see what Robert has to say. He was disqualified, so it doesn't matter anymore what he says. Perhaps KISS officials thought him bending down to grab his raceiver was him pulling the wire off. I do know from personal experience that plug wires can come off during the course of the race. I've seen it happen. I don't know either way, so I'd like to know which is the truth.

Watching the video, however, I can say that the driving by BOTH drivers was hard and CLEAN. As someone else stated, Ballou drove up the track into Clauson at Eldora earlier in the year, and just took Clauson out. Bryan didn't do anything to Ballou to the best of my knowledge, and he probably should have. If Robert can't handle it happening to him, then he shouldn't do it to other drivers. Just saying.
Congrats to Jeff, he's one of my personal favorites.

Colin

You are missing the point.......He won $1500 at the burg vs. prob. 400 at TSS.

well i know Jeff Bland Jr. personally, but if the plug wire had came off during racing then the car probably would have messed up during the race and he would have notice it sooner when he was in the winner circle getting out of the car then ballou came out there and bent over by Jeff's car and then Jeff noticed that the plug was undone so i am not saying anything because i was not there but that is supicious to me.

I'm pretty sure Robert Ballou lost his cool for a few moments, the other night, and did and said a few things that he wished he could take back. But, you don't get that chance. None of us do. The only thing is, when we lose our cool, it doesn't happen in front of a thousand people or so. And if memory serves me correctly, this is the same guy that spent the first part of this week traveling to Missouri to attend the funeral of his good friend. One who died unexpectedly, tragically, at a very young age. And I know how much it shook me, when the realization set in that Jesse Hockett was gone. And I'd only met him a couple of times. It had to be profoundly upsetting to a guy that was as close to him, as Robert was. He did a real good job, the week before, at the same track, telling the rain drenched crowd just who Jesse Hockett was and what was so special about him. And I don't remember any of the people who are being judgmental now, saying good things about him then.

So maybe Robert hit a mental slick spot, for a few moments the other night. But just maybe he had a real bad moment, at the end of probably one of his worst weeks ever. It's worth consideration, IMO.

Jerry

Thank goodness for people like you.