Earlier this week, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and committee member Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC) pressed EPA administrator Gina McCarthy to provide legal justification for the agency's proposed regulation outlawing the modification of vehicles to be used for racing. Today, EPA announced that they have dropped their proposed regulations on racing vehicle modifications.
Upton, Whitfield, and Hudson stated, "We are pleased that just days after our letter, EPA slammed the brakes on their gambit to regulate auto racing. EPA had no business using Heavy Duty Truck rules to sideline racecars. Today marks an important victory in our continued efforts to get the EPA back on the right track when it comes to regulating under the Clean Air Act. EPA works best when it protects the environment without causing undue damage to jobs and the economy."