If you felt a strong gust of wind coming from the direction of the Carolinas sometime Tuesday afternoon, it was likely made by the combined sighs of relief breathed by Cody Sommer and Scott Autry when Autry was finally declared the official winner of the inaugural Carolina Crown.

Understandably, Autry was relieved to be cleared of inaccurate postrace tire tests that initially stripped him of his career-defining $20,000 victory. Sommer, the race’s promoter, was likely just as relieved to finally MORE