Hijackers stole the race car, received a suspended sentence

By ten years' suspended imprisonment and a fine of $ 1,000 was sentenced thief who stole the truck racing team on the eve of Stage XTREME Racing NASCAR.

According Motorsport, hijacker kidnapped from the parking lot of the hotel near Atlanta's van, which was in the trailer sedan Chevrolet SS, prepared for the championship of NASCAR. The team was forced to skip in Atlanta.

After a few days (it was winter), police found the truck abandoned at first, and then the trailer racing Chevrolet SS and spare parts.


Terry was the name of the hijacker, first came under suspicion because four detained for theft and was serving correctional labor. However, the US Supreme Court held that the theft of the truck NASCAR committed previously convicted person, hence the relatively mild punishment.

XTREME Racing team, determined not so loyal. Riders believe that Terry did not just rip stage of the competition, but also a negative impact on the emotional state of the pilots who have not been able to get together and to adequately address the subsequent stages of NASCAR (the team played to a shortened calendar, participating in only a few races and not yet risen above 32 seats).

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