More details are emerging on
the indefinite suspension of Gander Outdoors Truck Series driver Tyler Dippel,
who was sidelined late last week for violating NASCAR’s Member Conduct Guidelines.
FS1’s Alan Cavanna and Bob
Pockrass are reporting today that Dippel is accused of violating Section 12.1
of the NASCAR Rule Book for “actions detrimental to stock car racing” after New York State Police charged him with seventh
degree criminal possession of a controlled substance.
The 19-year old driver was stopped by
state troopers after being clocked at more than 80 mph in his hometown
of Wallkill, NY on Sunday, August 18. He gave verbal
consent to search his vehicle, and a prescription pill bottle belonging to neither
occupant was discovered inside a backpack. Troopers say the bottle contained amphetamine
and dextroamphetamine, key ingredients in the prescription drug Adderall.
Troopers say Dippel and his unnamed
passenger gave conflicting stories about their destination and the ownership of
the prescription bottle.
Possession of those substances without a
prescription is a Class
A misdemeanor.
This is not Dippel’s first 2019 brush
with the law. He was charged with misdemeanor reckless driving during
Martinsville Speedway’s March race weekend, after reportedly nearly striking a
police officer. He eventually pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of improper driving.
He will appear in court on Wednesday at
9 am in Middletown, NY to answer these latest charges.
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