A Lawsuit Filed by Scott Bloomquist and Four Other Dirt Late Model Drivers Has Been Dismissed.
Story By: BRENDAN CAPERIA / WOO LM SERIES MEDIA
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ROSSBURG, Ohio –October 19, 2016- A federal lawsuit filed against World Racing Group Inc. (WRG) and subsidiary DIRTcar Racing, Eldora Speedway Inc. and its owner Tony Stewart by five drivers and race teams disqualified following June’s Dirt Late Model Dream was dismissed Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of New York.
U.S. District Court Judge Mae A. D’Agostino signed the dismissal order in Albany, N.Y.
“With ticket renewals beginning today for our 2017 major event calendar, we are pleased with the voluntary motion by the plaintiffs and today’s dismissal,” said Eldora Speedway General Manager Roger Slack. “We trust this marks the end of the matter and everyone can re-focus their energy on the drama which promises to unfold next season on the high-banks of Eldora.”
Plaintiffs Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Gregg Satterlee, Brandon Sheppard, Ricky Thornton, Jr., and team owners R&W Motorsports, LLC, W.G. Satterlee & Sons, Inc., Best Performance Motorsports and JR. Motorsports, LLC, filed a voluntary motion for dismissal on Monday.
The lawsuit stemmed from the disqualification of the five drivers and teams following the Dirt Late Model Dream after tire samples collected from the cars driven by Bloomquist, Owens, Satterlee, Sheppard and Thornton and tested by an independent laboratory did not meet established benchmarks in a chemical analysis.
Each driver was placed under a three-month suspension from all DIRTcar sanctioned events, which included World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Model Series competition, beginning June 11 and concluded Sept. 11. They remain under probation for the remainder of the season.
The New York law firms of Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer, LLP and Ahmuty, Demers & McManus represented WRG, DIRTcar, Eldora and Stewart in NDNY. Counsel from IceMiller, LLP (Indianapolis) and Apollo Sports & Entertainment Group Law (Charlotte) complemented the team.
