September 25, 2024 | By POWRi PR

POWRi DQ's Jake Bubak as Hockett/McMillin Memorial winner after failing tire test, appeal is underway

BELLEVILLE, Ill. — Working to uphold and enforce the posted specifications and ensure full transparency with competitors, it is imperative that we announce the following penalty report.

POWRi officials have received the results of the tire samples taken on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the Hockett/McMillin Memorial. Samples were collected following the feature event from the right rear tire of the top three competitors in both the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League and the POWRi WAR Sprint League, and sent to an independent laboratory for further testing. The samples were taken in accordance with POWRi Tire Sample procedures, with a team representative collecting the sample cuts, which were then logged, bagged, and sealed, along with a signature from the team representative. All tires conformed to the benchmarks provided by Hoosier Racing Tire, except for one.

Jake Bubak, competing in the POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League feature event, has failed the tire test and has been disqualified from Saturday's feature. This disqualification results in a loss of points and pay for that event, pending the appeal process.

Bubak and his team have contested the disqualification, and the appeal is currently underway. Any further penalties will be determined upon completion of this process.

The Series rules on tires are as follows:
POWRi 410 Wing Outlaw Series Specifications; Section 23 - Tire Prep:
a. The altering of any tire compound, by any means will not be permitted. Chemical alteration of the tread carcass and/or tread compound, such as tire ‘soaking’ and/or the introduction of tread ‘softener’ and/or physical defacement (removal, altering and/or covering) of tire sidewall markings in any manner will not be permitted. If any competitor is found to have altered their tires any penalty deemed appropriate by POWRi Series Officials may be issued.

b. Any tire may be inspected and/or analyzed for alteration at any time. This will consist of a process as determined by the independent laboratory that performs the analysis. The analysis process will require a sample shipment of the tire to the selected laboratory.

c. Additional race event(s) may be completed before a determination is made. If a penalty is issued, the event(s) that fell into the analysis time period while the tire(s) were being analyzed will be considered as part of the penalty time period.

d. Money won in an event may be held until the final determination is made by the independent laboratory.

Furthermore updates will be made public via the POWRi social media channels and online at www.powri.com.

All rules and guidelines for POWRi divisions can be found online at www.powri.com/rules, with all questions or concerns on the matter being directed to POWRi officials.

All checks were mailed during the week of September 16, except for those of the top three competitors whose tire samples were collected. Those checks will be mailed following this release.