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| Johnny Sauter is fifth in NCTS points |
Shear resigned his
position Friday, just five days before the series’ first-ever dirt track race
at Eldora Speedway. He and driver Johnny Sauter ranked fifth in the Truck
Series championship standings, just 52 points behind ThorSport Racing teammate
Matt Crafton. Sauter was docked 25 points for the fuel cell violation at
Kansas, knocking him from the series lead.
“Joe has been my
crew chief for a long time and my friend for even longer,” said Sauter today. “I guess there
were some disagreements over the direction of the team, and he felt
like it was time for him to move on.”
Sauter declined to
comment on specifics of the split, but sources close to the team say difficulty
hiring qualified personnel to work at ThorSport’s Sandusky, Ohio shop, debates
over the correct technological path for the team and an inability to address issues
with their over-the-wall pit crew all played a role in Shear’s departure.
Truck chiefs Jesse Saunders and Dan LeMasters, who replaced Shear
during his suspension, are expected to oversee the team this week at Eldora, with
no word yet on a permanent replacement. Calls placed to ThorSport Racing for
comment today were not immediately returned.
Things musthave been pretty bad there for him to want to break up the band! Didn't expect this at all
ReplyDeleteI really hope Johnny gets to drive for Joe again! The crew should have been canned, they are lousy!
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