Lee Pulliam told RACE22.com late Monday evening that he has appealed Grenville-Pickens Speedway’s disqualification of driver Dalton Sargeant.
You can read the letter Pulliam, who owns the car driven by Sargeant, sent to NASCAR formally requesting an appeal below:
Dear NASCAR, Greenville Pickens Speedway, & Anthony Anders,
I Robert Lee Pulliam appeal the decision of the disqualification of Dalton Sargeant at Greenville Pickens March 7th, 2015. We were disqualified over an shock that came out in 1:33 seconds , next time 1:37 seconds, final time wouldn’t come out. This shock has ran before at numerous race tracks and has passed easily. I know with the build that is in the shock it should come out in roughly 50 seconds. There is a piece of trash in a bleed hole or a broken shim. I sincerely request that the NASCAR r&d center pull the shock apart and check the bleed shims and blow everything out to make sure no trash or that any part is broke in the shock. I know in times past that this same situation was resolved after finding trash or a broken part in the shock. Just as a racer I plead for you to not penalize us for something out of our control. I know that shock is 100% legal or I wouldn’t argue the decision at all. Our car was the only car to pass the truck arm inspection that night and we were good on weight after the first race. Only want a fair chance at the right decision and respect the opportunity to look into it.
Sincerely,
Lee Pulliam
Anthony Anders responded to Pulliam’s appeal saying that he felt the shock on Sargeant’s car might legitimately have been broken, unlike the other two (according to Anders).
“We’ve already called NASCAR about it and NASCAR said there was not going to be an appeal process,” Anders told RACE22.com. “Pulliam wants the shock torn apart to prove it was broken and I don’t disagree with that. His was different than the other two … Lee’s was the only one that got really bad when you worked with it. NASAR’s going to pull it apart to see if there’s a shim or bleed hole or something wrong with it. The rule book says the shock has to pass at the time of inspection and Lee’s didn’t.”
