Malicious Disputes

Just before voting on Wizard's proposal disputes began, Domer raised concerns that the disputes did not start until after the post-race inspection, noting only a one-minute gap. He suggested the disputes were malicious rather than genuinely seeking the truth. For this reason, he argued that disputes made in bad faith should not be encouraged.

Looking at the timing, the first dispute was submitted at 8:27 pm Eastern Time.

Within the next minute, the Dover post-race inspection was published.

Timeline of Events

For context, the following timeline captures how the process played out (in Eastern Time).

Time	Event
6:59 pm	NASCAR announces the event winner. Within seconds, Wizard submits his proposal.
7:08 pm	All 43 proposals are submitted.
7:08–8:23 pm	Several UMA members discuss whether the proposals were too early.
8:23 pm	JessicaOnlyChild sends out a dispute alert.
8:27 pm	The first dispute comes in.
8:28 pm	The Dover post-race inspection is published. The official race results remain unchanged.
8:35 pm	All 43 proposals disputed.
9:00 pm	The second batch of NASCAR proposals are submitted.
11:00 pm	The second batch of proposals are accepted.

Coming Up

In the next chapter, we explore potential solutions arising from this dispute and discuss steps to prevent similar issues in the future.