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Richard Petty is supporting a bill in the U.S. Congress that would officially exempt motorsports from the EPA's emissions regulations, which haven't previously been enforced.

Crackdown on Emissions ‘Defeat Devices’ Has Amateur Racers Up in Arms A recent court decision against a maker of aftermarket parts, coupled with the new possibility of criminal charges, has jolted an industry. Smog in Los Angeles. A study issued in November found that pollution controls had been removed from 550,000 diesel trucks over a 10-year period.Credit...Etienne Laurent/EPA, via Shutterstock By Roy Furchgott May 13, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET You might think Volkswagen’s $14.7 bill...