Kyle Strickler called for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to penalize Ethan Dotson after they two were involved in a wreck in their heat race at Volunteer Speedway on Saturday, March 13th.

On the first lap of the heat race following a restart that saw pole sitter Forrest Trent spin following contact from Ethan Dotson, Dotson slid Strickler through turns 1 and 2. Strickler pumped the brakes and dove underneath to do a crossover. 

Heading into turn 3 while the two were side-by-side Dotson tried to take away the slider line. The two made contact as they drifted up the high banks of Volunteer. As the rest of the field was beginning to work their way underneath them, Dotson came down the track and pushed Strickler’s into oncoming traffic. Dennis Erb Jr. had nowhere to go and struck Strickler’s car flipping it multiple times.

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Speaking to StockCarReport.com following racing action at Volunteer Speedway, Kyle Strickler called on the World of Outlaws to penalize Dotson.

First, he shared what happened, “I knew he was going to slide me into turn 1, so I got to the top and then crossed him over. And then he just drove to the bottom and we made a little bit of contact and after that he stayed in the gas and just completely hooked me around and sent me for a ride.”

He later added, “It just sucks that everybody’s stuff got tore up for somebody that we were racing for first and second in a heat race. I thought he was going to the top and then we were going to slide each other or whatever, go on and race for the lead, but that wasn’t the case. So, he ended up tearing up my stuff, his stuff, and a bunch of other people’s stuff too.”

“I think the series needs to do something to him or guys that do stuff like that,” Strickler said. “That are constantly running over people or deliberately hooking people. He drove right [Forrest] Trent’s nose the start before and cause him to wreck into one and ruined his night too.”

At the very least he said, “Hopefully, the series sits him down and talks to him.”

As for the damage done to the car, Strickler explained, “The whole rear clip’s ripped off of it. It broke the J-bar stud and then the rear end moving side-to-side knocked the underrails out of it.”

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