Yahoo Autos NASCAR Driver Suspended for Parking on Track Now Sponsored by Parking Company
It’s an oft-said expression, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” encouragement to make the best of a bad situation. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Josh Williams has somehow managed to turn a parking-related suspension from NASCAR into a sponsor.
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Williams was suspended by the sanctioning body after disobeying race officials and parking his car on an active race track in frustration after being ordered out of the race. However, as Williams served out his one-race ban, his team DGM Racing announced a new sponsor partnership with Parking Guidance Systems, a company that makes sensor systems to let parking-garage managers know which spots are full and which are empty.
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Two weeks ago, Williams was involved in a crash during the first stage of the RAPTOR King of Tough 250 in Atlanta. Williams brought his No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro down pit lane for repairs, and his crew put bear bond repair tape on the front of the car. During the restart, a piece of tape came off the Camaro, causing another caution period. NASCAR decided to black-flag Williams, ending his race and ordering him to park his car in the garage.
The sanctioning body justified its decision with a rarely-used section in the rulebook, which reads:
At the discretion of the Series Managing Director, if a damaged vehicle elects not to enter pit road on the first opportunity or if a damaged vehicle exits pit road before sufficient repairs had been made and thereafter causes or extends a caution (e.g. leaking fluid, debris, etc.). Then said vehicle may incur a lap(s) or time penalty or may not be permitted to return to the race.
