Response:
Unknown... You Decide... I've looked into this rumor and here's the facts...

1- All aircraft were required to stay above 500ft agl, this is a standard FAA requirement for sparsely populated areas and all pilots had been advised by SCORE officials to fly no lower than 500ft AGL or risk that team being disqualified...

2- Alan Pflueger has his second flat between the main pit and pit "B" and discovers his air jack isn't working and then after driving on the flat for several miles Alan comes upon Wayne Lugo who offers to loan him his jack to change the flat...

3- I'm working at the main pit and here that Troy Herbst is having a problem with the tranny and will be stopping at pit "C" to change transmissions... I contact other team members to advise of problems with both Herbst entries...

4- Receive a phone call from photog advising he observed Pflueger helo coming from vicinity of Jean airport crossing the course towards pit "C" and was going to investigate...

5- Photog advises another group of photogs what he observed and they advise they are in the area and see helo circling to land...

6- Two Photographers arrive at landing area near pit "C" and start shooting photos just as helo lands, and Pflueger Racings crew members appear upset and waves photogs off, as to imply no photos...

7- Spoke with John Hoffman @ Pflueger Racing and was told the following...
Quote: "Alan had a flat and then discovered the air jack was broken, we were luck to have Wayne Lugo loan Alan the use of his jack so he could change the tire prior to pit "B"..."

8- Quote:
"Alan choose not to stop at pit "B" because the race was so close, at this point in time he opted to race on to pit "C" where he made his pit stop"...

Summary...
In speaking with Paul, an official from SCORE, I was advised that it is possible the land a helo during the race so long as it's at least 1/4 mile away from track and it's not providing air support, such as the movement of crew members, parts or equipment from one place to another...

Given the facts involving this incident, it seems very suspect and possible some type of air support may of occurred, given the flight path of Pflueger's helo from the direction of the main pit and the timing of Alan's decision to skip a scheduled stop at pit "B" (where a helo can't land) only to stop @ pit "C" shortly after the landing of the helo I have some concerns... Since air jacks aren't a common pit truck item, did the helo return to the main pit to retrieve an air jack for Alan while he had the second flat... Remember he had two flats? Think about it, how did they manage to get a replacement air jack into the truck, because I seriously doubt they ran the remainder of the race without an air jack?
[Click here to view Helo Landing @ Chase Truck]

Pokey...

Response:
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Response:
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Response:
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Response:
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Response:
False... NASCAR will be racing in Dover the same weekend as the Baja 500...