Shepherd Scuffing Tires for other teams

[17_Fan]

Shepherd Scuffing Tires for other teams: The NASCAR control tower called one of its pit road inspectors early in the New England 300 to inquire why #89-Morgan Shepherd, who was in his first start of the season, was making repeated pit stops [as noted in my race breakdown from what was reported on MRN Radio during the race]. The call back on the radio revealed that Shepherd, who has raced this season in Winston Cup, Busch and the Craftsman Truck Series, was scuffing tires for another team [doesn't say which one]. Shepherd ended up 43rd due to a brake problem that sent him to the garage after the 43rd lap.(NASCAR.com)
AND Can you drive in a Winston Cup race and run a business at the same time? Morgan Shepherd can. Shepherd, who finished dead last in Sunday’s race but still collected $48,500 for showing up, seemed to be making a little extra on the side. The veteran driver pitted every two or three laps and replaced all four tires each time. He must have made four or five pit stops because NASCAR officials got wise to his business venture. Shepherd was reportedly scuffing tires and selling them to other drivers. He didn’t set any pit stop records, either. One pit stop was clocked at 55 seconds.(Nashua Telegraph)(7-21-2003)

 

[Ward Burton]

I heard that! Good for them!

 

[17_Fan]

I agree!

 

[4xchampncountin]

I say go for it. Why should NASCAR have a problem with it. There are at least 10-20 guys out there every week who have no shot at winning but just run around blocking traffic. At least Sheppard is making a profit. The American Dream

 

[Happy29]

Well, he has no other job he can get payed for because his car blows the engines all the time.

 

[Splunge]

I thought tires were divyed out before the race by Nascar officials....

Are you saying Shepherd was selling the tires during the race?

If so, that's hilarious, and a GREAT idea...anyone want to go in with me and start a Tire Scuffin' Store! I'm sure I could lose races!

 

[Ward Burton]

Originally posted by Splunge@Jul 21 2003, 09:24 PM
I thought tires were divyed out before the race by Nascar officials....

Are you saying Shepherd was selling the tires during the race?

If so, that's hilarious, and a GREAT idea...anyone want to go in with me and start a Tire Scuffin' Store! I'm sure I could lose races!

yes he sold them during the race.

 

[Happy29]

Wow, what a way to make money I might do that one of these days.

 

[Hurricane495]

I dont see the problem with it

 

[Parkfan]

I don't like this at all. Every time Morgan comes to a racetrack and makes the field, he takes away a spot from someone who wants to run the whole race. I found it sickening that Morgan and Derrike run 20 laps every race and than park it, and this is even worse. If you don't want to race, you shouldn't be at the racetrack. Brett Bodine does not have much money and has had financial difficulties the last 6 or so years, yet every race he runs the full distance if his car is capable of doing so. Tim Sauter or David Reutimann could have been getting experience last weekend, but because of someone who only cares about money, they didn't

 

[redrock]

I found my calling...I'll buy and old wrecked car from a team (I hear that Ryan Newman's Daytona 500 car is for sale real cheap) and run a tire scuffing business!

 

[17_Fan]

Most of the time this isn't the case though...especially in the Busch races this year. Those races have had a hard time filling the field & basically you have about 5 or 6 drivers that take the green flag & park it.

Tim & David never got a chance to see if they could make the race on time because of the rain out of qualifying.

(referencing Park30fan's comments)

 

[17_Fan]

Originally posted by Splunge@Jul 21 2003, 09:24 PM
I thought tires were divyed out before the race by Nascar officials....

Are you saying Shepherd was selling the tires during the race?

If so, that's hilarious, and a GREAT idea...anyone want to go in with me and start a Tire Scuffin' Store! I'm sure I could lose races!

Quite often when a driver drops out of race early with mechanical probs or a wreck, they'll take their extra tires & give them to their teammates if they happen to be running low. Or they will sell them to other drivers on a different team.

 

[bowtie]

Originally posted by 17_Fan@Jul 23 2003, 08:56 PM

Quite often when a driver drops out of race early with mechanical probs or a wreck, they'll take their extra tires & give them to their teammates if they happen to be running low. Or they will sell them to other drivers on a different team. [/quote]
Doesn't Nascar mandate that in the Busch series most of the time though? I mean they can only use a certain amount of tires?

 

[Oldgoat]

I don't think that it is right. Morgan isn't coming to race and that is what they are supposed to be there for. Other drivers want to make the field and gain the experience. While there arre several that are just riding around Morgan is taking it to a new level. I think that Nascar should have a talk with Morgan and the teams that bought tires from him about the pracitise before it gets out of hand.

 

[17_Fan]

Originally posted by Oldgoat@Jul 24 2003, 07:45 AM
I don't think that it is right. Morgan isn't coming to race and that is what they are supposed to be there for. Other drivers want to make the field and gain the experience. While there arre several that are just riding around Morgan is taking it to a new level. I think that Nascar should have a talk with Morgan and the teams that bought tires from him about the pracitise before it gets out of hand.

I think that's why they parked him.

 

[17_Fan]

Doesn't Nascar mandate that in the Busch series most of the time though? I mean they can only use a certain amount of tires?

Under cautions, the Busch series are only allowed to change up to two sets of tires (8 tires). But they can change as many as they need under green. A lot of times when a tire comes apart & a caution comes out, if the driver is still able to compete, you'll see them ask NASCAR to replace that tire so they don't loose one of their alloted tires.