Franklin County Speedway Story

whitey's doing nothing but making a killing at the drivers expense. We go up there and pay around 100 to 150 bucks everyweekend and for what? 25 dollars? you might break even if you won both races and didn't tear anything up!

cueball101 wrote:i recall a few years ago the proclaimed $10,000 bounty on john hall and kelly kingery was wearin him out and john hall pulled in and "said" he had "brake issues"...i highly doubt that whitey would have gave up $10,000...i doubt he even had that much $$$$

If I remimber right the john hall 25 was leading that race maybe I am wrong because you are wright most of the time. Are you sure your facts are right? I dont know maybe I will ask John and see what he says

I believe he was leading that race!! may have not been planned but it was concvient (spelling ?) for whitey!

Thats would be a great bounty to actually win

well dont think there is gonna be a bounty!!!!!! from what i understand Nathan was fined and "barred" for 4 weeks and Kelly Kingery will be behind the wheel this week, and it may be a good possibility that Nathan wont be returning to Wheat mobile!?!?!?!?!?!

Anyone know anything different, or what exactly is going on???

I heard fined $500 and on six week probation. Now let's see. Wheat is fined $500 which is supposed to be split between three drivers whose cars were torn up by Nathan. That money will never get to those drivers if Nathan decides to run at another track and not pay the fine.

Wheatis fined and placed on probation

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

CALLAWAY--Nathan Wheat has been fined $500 and placed on probation for six weeks, for aggressive driving, during Saturday night's Make A Wish 300 at Franklin County Speedway.


Wheat of Wirtz won the 50- lap Late Model feature, but was blamed for causing two incidents.

Wheat spun Eddie Young of Penhook in the third turn of the first lap, setting off a multi-car crash, that took out taking out the cars of Kyle Dudley, Tony Housman of Rocky Mount, and Frankie Kelley of Hardy.

In the second incident, Wheat lifted the rear of Young's car coming out of turn two on the 11th lap sending Young into the back straightaway wall, heavily damaging his car.

The money from the fine will be divided between the drivers that Wheat's aggressive driving caused damage to. Young will receive $200 Dudley, Housman, and Kelley will each receive $100

The speedway placed a $500 bounty on Wheat Saturday night, after his third straight win.

Paul Caldwell of Radford has also been placed on probation, for four weeks, for taking a second car on the track, after an incident with Jonathan Smith of Rocky Mount, during the Mini Stock race

wheat is comein back i no that for a fact

as a spectator????

or after his suspension time?????

nope he is racein i no that for a fact

Another nice write up Mustang Chic.......ever thought of writing professionally ?

lmao!!!! WallaceFan .... but that was emailed to me!!! i have written but not lately!!!

well if u dnt no if is true or not dnt run ur mouth

#5&7racing wrote:nope he is racein i no that for a fact

OH OK SO THE FRANKLIN NEWS POST, ROANOKE TIMES, WHITEY TAYLOR, AND DENNIS HALL ARE ALL LIEING???? BUT YA KNOW IT WOULDNT SUPRISE ME!!!!! IF THAT IS THE FACT THATS REAL SAD AND PATHETIC. IF HE DOES COME BACK BEFORE HIS SUSPENSION IS UP ALL LMS SHOULD LOAD UP AND NOT RACE!!! THAT WAY HE CAN HAVE A SOLO RACE!! NOW HOW EXCITING WOULD THAT BE?????

#5&7racing wrote:well if u dnt no if is true or not dnt run ur mouth

UH...... READ THE NEWS PAPER!!!! HERES THE LINK...... thefranklinnewspost.com

BETTER YET GO TO THE FCS WEBSITE ITS ON THERE TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whitey be dishonest ??? Oh My.........Oh by the way someone tell Whitey Taylor that Rick Mast called and wants his money from back in the 1980's.......was it $10,000.00 or $50,000.00, FCS Encyclopedia I'm sure you remember......LOL

lol.... you know i still have that program around here somewhere!!! ill have to see if i cant find it!!!

no whrere have we read that nathan wheat as been suspened he has been placed on probation & fined

NO ONE SAID SUSPENDED!!!! MY FIRST POST SAID "BARRED" AND LATER POSTED WHERE IT SAID ON PROBATION!!! I

So he wasn't disqualified? Just stuck on probation? Now why didn't they make the call saturday night DURING the race!!! I mean the fans wouldn't have left as early as they did if he would have been parked.....I'm not putting down the track, I just think they need to make these calls when they NEED to be made. Not 4 days later!!!

I think the $500 fine is a joke, it will never get paid and those drivers will never get any money. Who has ever heard of such a thing anyway? And Nathan will be back, he is just going to the Richmond race this weekend.

[b]Its just another PT Barnum.....opppppps I mean WT TAYLOR gimmick.......opppppsss I don't know why i keep getting those two confused.

I dont know why nothing was done Saturday either.... guessing enough people complained?????? But as far as the fine goes (and this is just my opinion) Nathan might not pay it but i bet Tim will!! I may be wrong. But Tim is a good guy! As far as the probation or what ever goes everything says six weeks! But again I am being realistic.... this is FCS we are talking about!