Yahoo Autos SRX Issues Suspension: NASCAR Great Ken Schrader Has Had Enough of Paul Tracy
Veteran NASCAR racer Ken Schrader has historically been a fairly mild-mannered driver throughout his five-plus decade racing career.
But after Thursday’s Superstar Racing Experience race at Pulaski County (Va.) Motorsports Park, a red-hot Schrader may be ready to turn in his resignation to SRX officials—unless former IndyCar great Paul Tracy gets fired first.
Arguably the biggest wreck and with the most damage in the 2 ½ seasons of SRX racing to date occurred with 10 laps to go in Thursday’s race, involved Schrader, Tracy, Newgarden, Andretti and Deegan.
The 68-year-old Schrader was obviously frustrated and vowed to never compete in another SRX race if Tracy is also in it.
“I’m sure green (Tracy) had black (Newgarden) shoved into the outside wall. I’m not riding another race with (Tracy). I’m done,” Schrader said.
Tracy disagreed with Schrader’s viewpoint.
“Newgarden and I were bouncing off each other a couple laps,” the 54-year-old Tracy said. “I got a nose ahead of him, a half-car length ahead of him and I just got hooked and turned sideways down the straightaway.
“It was just hard racing at the end there, 10 laps to go and everyone’s going for it hard. It’s a tough track to get off the corner. It was just a bad deal for everyone.”
It was the second time Schrader and Tracy wrecked in SRX competition this season. They also came together in a crash in the season-opening race at Stafford Motor Speedway.
Update: Tracy Suspended
Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) announced on Friday an immediate suspension of driver Paul Tracy in relation to yesterday’s on-track incident at Pulaski County Motorsports Park.
“We take issues regarding driver safety extremely seriously at SRX,” said SRX Chief Executive Officer, Don Hawk. “This is not a decision we take lightly. It is our responsibility to ensure that we foster a competitive, and most importantly, a safe racing environment. I have been in contact with Paul directly and we appreciate his cooperation on this matter.”
