Why Casey Roderick, Anthony Campi had engine pulled after Nashville win

Casey Roderick and Anthony Campi Racing were subject to a lengthy post-race inspection following their victory in the Southern Super Series race on Saturday night at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.

The car ultimately passed but not after the engine was removed, its cylinder head and valves checked, all with the compliance of engine builder Robbie White.

Due to a variety of factors, including the fallout from the ASA STARS Milwaukee Mile engine dyno that also saw balance of performance adjustments placed on McGunegill Engine Performance, teams have expressed an interest in closer inspections and this was a result of that sentiment.

ASA inspector, and longtime engine builder, Rick Davis explained the reasoning behind the more thorough inspection.

“We want it to be more of a standard,” Davis said after the results were confirmed. “We’re trying to keep our field as close as possible so this is just the start. We’ve got, in the future, more testing … We wanted to make sure tonight there was no porting work done but other than that, it’s just the new standard to keep the field on an equal playing field.

“With that being said, that’s what I’m here for, to do a thorough tech. The racers want that and feel like when they come to a race they are on a level playing field.”

Davis said to expect similar engine tear-downs throughout the season.

“There will inspection whether it’s pulled or town down, possibly, or taken to a dyno and the horsepower and torque will be checked. It’s the new standard for the industry.”

Davis said this was not a response to the Majeski, MEP disqualification, which isn’t entirely true. The Majeski MEP and Hamner teardowns were a response to this push from racers to have more testing. So this isn’t a response to that ordeal but rather a continuation of it.

“It was just time to do some testing and unfortunately, we did find a problem and made some actions to correct that and will move forward from there,” Davis concluded.