NickHolt Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 Austin Wayne Self Suspended Driver Austin Wayne Self has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy, NASCAR announced Monday. Self was found to have violated Section 12.1 (actions detrimental to stock-car racing) and Section 19 (NASCAR’s substance abuse policy) of the 2019 NASCAR Rule Book, according to the NASCAR penalty report. Self has made 66 career starts in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series from 2016-19, including three this season. He has one career top-five finish and five career top 10s, including a ninth-place run in this year’s season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 22 Chevrolet. Self, 23, must complete the NASCAR Road to Recovery program before reinstatement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Official statement from AM Racing: “AM Racing respects NASCAR’s decision and will follow their direction. We expect Austin Wayne Self to return to the seat as quickly as possible. AM Racing will continue to operate as normal with a determination of a driver lineup set in the coming weeks.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted April 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Here is a statement from Austin Wayne Self about his suspension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.j.&s.racing Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Reads like a pr person wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeachBum Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Substance abuse is a butt kicker. Hope the kid can get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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