A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after police say he passed off a NASCAR truck as street legal A Pennsylvania man is facing felony charges after police claim he passed off a race-used NASCA truck as street legal. Yancy Cupp, 52, was arraigned on Wednesday at the Cumberland County magistrate on felony fraud, theft, and deception charges, according to court records.State Police in Carlisle claim that Cupp had purchased the retired NASCAR truck, previously raced by Norm Benning, and is accused of installing a fraudulent Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, from an unrelated vehicle. It is then alleged that Cupp used the VIN to title the truck, which had never had a title or VIN in any state.The truck was advertised on eBay as a street-legal 1999 Chevrolet S10; however, troopers claim that the listing falsely claimed that the truck was converted to be street legal by its former NASCAR owner. Additionally, troopers say that "a physical examination of the vehicle by investigators confirmed it was not street legal." It comes after late NASCAR legend Kyle Busch's Truck Series ambitions were made clear.Kyle Busch's NASCAR rival noticed troubling sign on private jet before his deathNaomi Osaka feared she would be 'kicked off court' by French Open umpireThe Truck was then sold at the Carlisle Auto Auction for $10,000. Aside from the changes, the truck is still strikingly similar to the one driven by Benning during the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.Cupp was charged with dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, altering or destroying a vehicle identification number, and theft by deception. The man was also charged with forgery, criminal use of a communication facility, deceptive business practices, false application for a certificate of title or registration, tampering with public records, and board of vehicle violations. The 2023 NASCAR Truck driven by Norm Benning at Bristol The man is due in Cumberland County Court on August 10 later this year for arraignment. It's not uncommon for used NASCAR vehicles to undergo changes to become street legal after taking to the track.However, the car must undergo several steps and changes to meet the rigorous requirements. That process also includes assigning a VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) or identifier.Converted race-used cars can fetch north of $20,000. Per Earnhardt Racing Experience, the Gen 6 Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, or Toyota Camry would set back interested buyers $44,000. "All cars come with a bonded North Carolina custom title," the website says. Kyle Busch's Truck ambitionsThe late Kyle Busch had hoped to compete in the NASCAR Truck Series full-time in the future to secure the one national title he never won. Busch, 41, died last week just days after winning the Truck race at Dover.He proposed an over-40 rule that would've allowed him to compete for the championship. That's according to NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell, who paid tribute to Busch over the Coca-Cola 600 race weekend in Charlotte.Busch won six Truck races in between his last Cup Series win in Illinois in 2023 and his death last week.
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