Wayne County suspends champ Moore
Wayne County Speedway today announced the suspension of two-time and reigning Late Model champion Kyle Moore of Mansfield, Ohio, from competition for the rest of the season following an incident involving Brandon Morrow during an Aug. 29 feature.
The track also placed the 35-year-old Moore, who was black-flagged after retaliating against Morrow during a lap-16 caution period, on probation through the 2027 season at the Orrville, Ohio, track.
“I’m not proud of how things went down, and I know I could’ve handled myself better. I’m better than that. I take responsibility for my part in what happened, and I apologize to my fans, partners, family, and everyone who supports me,” Moore said in a statement to DirtonDirt. “You can’t go back and change it. All I can do is learn from it, do better and move forward. I love racing and I’m ready to put this behind me and get back to doing what we do.”
The track said it wouldn’t comment on any potential criminal investigations. Morrow, of Apple Creek, Ohio, had a lengthy Facebook post that included the filing of a report with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office regarding the incident as well as injuries his 64-year-old mother Lisa Morrow sustained after what he described as an attack as she headed from the grandstands to the pits after the race.
“I am extremely disappointed that this guy was able to return to the racetrack to run a feature in a different division after using his car as a weapon on ours,” Morrow wrote, “putting spectators in the pits at risk racing back there as fast as possible and flying through an infield where multiple people have been seriously injured this year. There were multiple failures there.”
Track officials regretted allowing Moore to continue competing during Saturday’s program, winning his second modified feature of the night.
“After reviewing the circumstances and information available to us, we believe that was the wrong decision,” the track posted in a statement. “We take responsibility for that decision. We will learn from it and use this situation to improve how similar incidents are handled moving forward.”
