Driver drop kicks fellow racer during ARCA race
If we learned anything from the story of Cole Trickle, it's that rubbin's racing. Michael Simko, a driver in the Great Lakes Chevy Dealers/Budweiser Glass City 200 at Toledo Speedway sponsored by the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), apparently disagrees. After fellow driver Don St. Denis tagged him and sent him into the wall, Simko exited his vehicle and drop kicked the plastic windshield of the offending driver before throwing his helmet at him. After Denis was able to extricate himself from his vehicle, the two exchanged punches on the infield. ARCA immediately issued indefinite suspensions for both drivers. In the above video, Simko tries to explain his actions after the incident, but really, who hasn't wanted to drop kick another driver after a bone head move on the road. No explanation needed, sir.
Thanks Paul for the tippage!
[Source: Sports Illustrated]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
felonious monk 5:18PM (10/02/2006)
And who can you count on to cover garbage like this?
Faux News, who else. :)
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rwdmtparkingonly 5:27PM (10/02/2006)
This could have been way worse if ARCA didn't outlaw gun racks last year.
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David 5:55PM (10/02/2006)
Just because you were in another country and didn't see this news last week that does not mean that everyone else in the world didn't see it either.
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DPC car videos 6:28PM (10/02/2006)
I would rate that drop kick a 10.
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Tam 7:01PM (10/02/2006)
Not just limited to redneck racing... *cough* *cough* Champ Car *cough*
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ZoomZoomin' 7:29PM (10/02/2006)
Much like hockey, oval racing occassionally has its entertaining moments.
Another entertaining motorsports dropkick that I loved was the one by Aaron Yates back in '04 or '05 I think. It was pretty awesome.
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dave 7:35PM (10/02/2006)
he kicked him because he found out he bought a japanese car.
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avif 9:32PM (10/02/2006)
No dave he kicked him because he is stuck with his American car.
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MikeW 12:08PM (10/03/2006)
Didn't Chuck Norris do something like that, or was that Charles Bronson?
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theautoprophet 11:37AM (10/03/2006)
Technically, I believe that was a flying side-kick, not a "drop kick".
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900hp 11:57AM (10/03/2006)
He's seen the joke penalties handed out for ratings-boosting fistfights in NASCRAP, and figured he'd get himself on the map early. It just might work.
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