Flagman Quits Midrace as Grassroots Race Promoter Forced to Apologise Over On-Track Call

Flagman Quits Midrace as Grassroots Race Promoter Forced to Apologise Over On-Track Call

At Kennedale Speedway Park in Texas, a routine Saturday night dirt race on July 25 turned into something nobody in the stands had seen before. During an IMCA Stock Car feature, driver Demetrius Carter was black-flagged for hitting Mike Nichols under caution on the back straightaway. Carter did not go to the pits. He drove into the infield to speak to track promoter James Lopez instead. Lopez told him to go back out and race. Officials black-flag…