NASCAR suspends child driver after ‘providing false’ info about age

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A 15-day investigation has resulted in NASCAR suspending child driver Andrew Molleur indefinitely after it determined the Connecticut native competed and won in the SK Light Modified series while claiming to be 15 years old and that he “provided false information” in obtaining his NASCAR Learner’s Permit.

A driver must be 14 years to qualify for a Learner’s Permit to compete in a NASCAR Division II series or lower. The SK Light Modified series is a Division II series.

The investigation and suspension of Molleur came after he became the youngest SK Light Modified winner at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, Connecticut.
NASCAR released the following statement on the situation on Monday.

“The driver, Andrew Molleur, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for the following infractions: Section 3-11.1A.1.: To be eligible for a NASCAR Learner’s Permit as a race vehicle driver, a NASCAR Member, at a minimum, must be at least 14 years of age; Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; and Section 12-4H2.: Provided false information on the NASCAR license application.”​


http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/08...ut-age/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
A 15-day investigation has resulted in NASCAR suspending child driver Andrew Molleur indefinitely after it determined the Connecticut native competed and won in the SK Light Modified series while claiming to be 15 years old and that he “provided false information” in obtaining his NASCAR Learner’s Permit.

A driver must be 14 years to qualify for a Learner’s Permit to compete in a NASCAR Division II series or lower. The SK Light Modified series is a Division II series.

The investigation and suspension of Molleur came after he became the youngest SK Light Modified winner at the New London-Waterford Speedbowl in Waterford, Connecticut.
NASCAR released the following statement on the situation on Monday.

“The driver, Andrew Molleur, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for the following infractions: Section 3-11.1A.1.: To be eligible for a NASCAR Learner’s Permit as a race vehicle driver, a NASCAR Member, at a minimum, must be at least 14 years of age; Section 12-1: Actions detrimental to stock car racing; and Section 12-4H2.: Provided false information on the NASCAR license application.”​


http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/08...ut-age/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcs&yptr=yahoo
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he should do life in prison
 
He almost killed a track worker at Stafford earlier this year. He got too much publicity after he won, people started saying he wasn't his real age, and NASCAR investigated.
 
After exhausting investigation I still don't know how old the kids is.....:D

It just states....
Eact Connecticut’s The Bulletinhas multiple stories that referred to Molleur as being 12 or 13. When Molleur won his first race at the Speedbowl in 2011, The Bulletin reported his age as being 8.
 
What are the parents possibly thinking by teaching their kid that its OK to lie and circumvent rules? And is it really worth the risk? If the kid had done something that resulted in some sort of horrific incident it would have been pretty awful for all involved.
 
Matthew2470 said:
What are the parents possibly thinking by teaching their kid that its OK to lie and circumvent rules? And is it really worth the risk? If the kid had done something that resulted in some sort of horrific incident it would have been pretty awful for all involved.
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The end of the article hints at the motivation to circumvent the rules......

“It is definitely something we are going evaluate during the offseason,” Bursley said. “We are definitely going to have major conversations with NASCAR because NASCAR has it embedded in these kids’ heads that they need to be in the (Camping World) Truck Series by the age of 16. But yet, they don’t allow them to drive a car at their home track until they are 14. How do they expect these kids to get any experience?”
 
Are there equivalent non-NASCAR leagues that kids of this age group can compete in? Or are NASCAR-sanctioned races generally the only opportunity they have?
 
They got a little suspicious when he showed up to tech inspection driving this...
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29-4 said:
Are there equivalent non-NASCAR leagues that kids of this age group can compete in? Or are NASCAR-sanctioned races generally the only opportunity they have?
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Many dirt tracks usually allows kids 14 and under to race. There is one kid in our area driving sportsman late model that is only 14 and was won several races this year. And we have several in the four cylinder division last year.
 
ted@economy said:
Huh ? Didn't about every driver in the Nascar HOF start this way ?
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That's what I was about to post. I am thinking the majority of drivers started well before they were 16. Even though our rules stated we needed a driver license to race I was racing two years before that.
 
True ! But the history ! Didn't Jeff Gordon's step dad move him to Indiana because he was too young to race in California ?
 
Didn't Nascar have to rewrite a rule to let Kyle Busch race early?
 
TexasRaceLady said:
True, but society as a whole has become more "sue-happy" than in the past. I think tracks need to enforce age restrictions simply because
they can't afford to be sued out of existence.
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That's a real good point.
 
Rules are rules...until the wind starts blowing in another direction and NASCAR decides they want to change them
 
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