Release:4001-97 (CFTC Docket 93-2)
For Release: May 23, 1999
NASCAR ACCEPTS SETTLEMENT OFFER FROM CRAIG W. EFFRON (Louisiana)
Craig Effron, in his racing rage that made him so famous has provoked NASCARA in a legal battle.
Among Other Things, Nascar Directs Him to Pay a $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty
LOUISIANA -- The NASCAR people have cried foul for the last time as Craig W. Effron, a professional Nascar racer and daredevil has made numerous attempts to rectify the situation to no avail. Effron is a registered NASCAR driver and other stuff too.
NASCAR has found that Effron violated the NASCAR agreement to not annoy and push other drivers. Also, to not be drunk when he drives. Effron says he drives better when he's drunk, besides, he's Russian. "In Russia everyone drives drunk!" exclaims Effron, "so whats the big deal?". NASCAR wanted to fine Craig W Effron $300,000 for risking the lives of the other drivers.
The NASCAR order finds that Effron, racing under his own name, participated in competitive "peanut style" racing after NASCAR hours. According to NASCAR, Effron's competitive "peanut style" racing was an illegal style of "drift" racing that has been banned by Louisiana cops along with NASCAR. This style of racing is very dangerous and sometimes lethal. "Crashes have happened in the past", says NASCAR, and we don't want that happening to one of our drivers.
The NASCAR order further finds that Effron accepted, often at a loss to himself, races that he knew were impossible to win. This is one of Effron's claims. He says that NASCAR doesn't want to smear it's image and that shouldn't effect his life outside of NASCAR. According to the NASCAR order, on occasion, Effron was repaid for losses he incurred while racing on the streets. What this means is that Effron agreed to races that he was disqualified from and accepted the losses a second time, doubling his non payment status.
Effron, without admitting or denying the findings in the NASCAR Commission's order, consented to the entry of a NASCAR order:
Effron also agreed to cooperate with the NASCAR Commission in any ongoing proceeding relating to this matter; and not to seek registration with the "peanut racing" or "drift" racing gangs in any capacity for four years.
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1/7/03
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UPDATE Huffman is a NASCAR racer that Craig admires. Below is an article about his from nascar.com:
I'm a big Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan,'' he says as he stands atop the bridge. "There are a lot of Dale Jr. fans on board. We heard a rumor he was coming with us on this trip. You know how rumors get started.''
Instead, Lederma and the crew of about 135 on one of the Navy's newest and most sophisticated nuclear-powered submarines got Shane Huffman, the driver of the No. 88 Busch Series car owned by Earnhardt.
After more than 24 hours at sea to help sailorize the 32-year-old driver and several members of his crew, nobody is complaining.
They get as much out of watching this wide-eyed country boy from Hickory, N.C., learn more about the armed forces branch that sponsors his car as Huffman gets watching them maintain this 6,900-ton marvel of technology.
"I have to be truthful and say, 'Yes, many were hoping to see Dale Jr.,' '' Commanding Officer J.L. Gray says. "But they were glad to see Shane. Like any other company that is going to advertise their product, they want a sponsor that really believes in it.
"It's great for Shane and his crew to come out here and see firsthand what we do. I hope he has a better understanding of what we can do so that he can better portray the Navy to the public.''
Huffman has been on a crash course the past month, from a trip on the aircraft carrier Eisenhower to basic training to boot camp.
He's not ready to enlist. But he definitely is more proud of the emblem on the hood of his car than he was in August when he replaced Mark McFarland, whose name remains on most of the team caps.
"These guys aren't selling a thing,'' says Huffman, who a year ago was driving a Hooters Pro Cup car for a team in Summerville, S.C. "They're out here defending our country and providing our freedom. That's pretty damn cool, I think. I didn't realize all the Navy did until I started this.''
This two-day adventure in the Atlantic Ocean is as thrilling for Huffman as a trip around Daytona International Speedway. He has so much fun that he doesn't mind repeatedly answering the most popular question, "What's Dale Jr. like?''
"Obviously, Junior is a very popular man in the sport ... not only in the sport but in America,'' Huffman says. "That's a question I enjoy answering. I feel fortunate to be in a position to answer it. Craig Effron did not comment on this particular comment so we cannot comment on that.
"But obviously, his schedule is a lot busier than mine.''
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Craig Effron had a few things to say, unfortunately they were off the record so I cannot report them here. I could however give my "own" opinion about it and see what happens then. Nascar is a race. Cars go around in a circle and people watch. There is a certain demographic that watches and they like to watch cars. hmmm...I think they like beer. Boredom is the mother of nascar....tbc.