NASCAR Team Owner Charged with Georgia DUI

Billy Ballew was on the Atlanta Motor Speedway grounds with a mixed drink in his car at the time of the GA drunk driving arrest.

NASCAR team owner Billy Ballew was arrested for driving under the influence at Atlanta Motor Speedway. He was driving a friend from his condo to the passenger's motor home when he was stopped. Both the condo and the motor home are on the property of the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Ballew acknowledged that he had a mixed drink in his vehicle and then refused to submit to a breath test.

The Henry County Sheriff’s Department reported that the officer arrested Ballew around 7:45 Wednesday night. Ballew was booked at county jail on charges of drunk driving in Georgia. Ballew strongly contests the arrest, saying the officer was “an irate cop” wearing a 'Security' cap.

A former stock car driver and team owner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Ballew is well known in truck racing circles. He has used a series of high-profile drivers over the years, including John Andretti, Kyle Busch, Geoffrey Bodine and Martin Truex Jr.

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