CARTERSVILLE, GA – Two-time StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series National Champion David Gentry of Lewisburg, TN has been suspended from series competition for one year due to an engine rule infraction found by StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series Technical officials on Saturday during the 3rd Annual Crate Racin’ USA World Championship Race in Tampa, FL.
StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series technical officials have found the valves and a cylinder head on Gentry’s engine not machined into legal specifications outlined by GM Performance for a “604” crate engine. Gentry’s engine had “RM” seal bolts at the time of the inspection, which indicated it had been previously worked on inside the sealing bolts of the engine.
A GM Performance Crate Engine comes from the factory with special sealing bolts located on different components on the engine. If these seals are broken to repair the engine, they are replaced by sealing bolts marked “RM” that are only available from GM Performance to distributed only to authorized GM Performance Crate Engine rebuilders.
The inspection of Gentry’s engine was initiated by StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series officials when Gentry requested to change engines on Saturday after he had won his heat race on Friday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL during the post-season 3rd Annual $10,000-to-win Crate Racin’ USA World Championship Race. StormPay.com DLMS officials agreed to the engine change as long as they could inspect the engine that was used on Friday night.
StormPay.com DLMS technical officials found a valve in the left cylinder head that was not machined into spec, and ruled the engine illegal. Gentry appealed the decision, and StormPay.com technical officials looked further into the cylinder head and valve train components, where they found the ports on the cylinder head had also not been machined into spec.
After consulting with GM Performance on their findings of Gentry’s valves and cylinder head that they were out of spec, series officials met with Gentry on Wednesday, and showed him their findings.
StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series technical officials have found the valves and a cylinder head on Gentry’s engine not machined into legal specifications outlined by GM Performance for a “604” crate engine. Gentry’s engine had “RM” seal bolts at the time of the inspection, which indicated it had been previously worked on inside the sealing bolts of the engine.
A GM Performance Crate Engine comes from the factory with special sealing bolts located on different components on the engine. If these seals are broken to repair the engine, they are replaced by sealing bolts marked “RM” that are only available from GM Performance to distributed only to authorized GM Performance Crate Engine rebuilders.
The inspection of Gentry’s engine was initiated by StormPay.com Dirt Late Model Series officials when Gentry requested to change engines on Saturday after he had won his heat race on Friday night at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL during the post-season 3rd Annual $10,000-to-win Crate Racin’ USA World Championship Race. StormPay.com DLMS officials agreed to the engine change as long as they could inspect the engine that was used on Friday night.
StormPay.com DLMS technical officials found a valve in the left cylinder head that was not machined into spec, and ruled the engine illegal. Gentry appealed the decision, and StormPay.com technical officials looked further into the cylinder head and valve train components, where they found the ports on the cylinder head had also not been machined into spec.
After consulting with GM Performance on their findings of Gentry’s valves and cylinder head that they were out of spec, series officials met with Gentry on Wednesday, and showed him their findings.
