Nationwide series driver jeremy clements explained in detail thursday exactly how he finds himself suspended indefinitely from nascar competition. Clements issued an apology shortly after the news about the racial slur. But that question has a deeper meaning for truck series driver brett. Scott competed in 495 races in nascars premier series now sprint cup in the 1960s and 70s and was the only black driver to win a race. Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements suspended. Nascar suspends nationwide series driver jeremy clements. Nascars kyle larson suspended for racial slur in virtual race. Jeremy clements used nword during interview, mtv reporter.
To be eligible for a nascar learners permit as a race vehicle driver, a nascar member, at a minimum, must be at least 14 years of age. The words that he chose to use are offensive and unacceptable. Nascar just suspended a driver for using a racial slur during an interview recently. Nascar driver kyle larson uses nword on iracing pro. When nascar suspended racing four events into the season, it listed the event in virginia as its return date. What racist remark got jeremy clements suspended from.
Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements suspended for. Sponsors have said they are withdrawing their support of the chip ganassi racing driver, iracing. Nationwide series driver jeremy clements has been suspended indefinitely for uttering an unspecified racial slur in violation of nascars code of conduct. Nascar suspends kyle larson for using racial slur during virtual race. Stock car driver kyle larson was suspended indefinitely by nascar and without pay by chip ganassi racing on monday for using a racial slur on a livestream during a virtual race. Stewarthaas racing will take the xfinity pole with driver cole custer. Bryan berry, the crew chief for nationwide series driver brendan gaughan, was suspended after an incident in last saturday nights race where he allegedly yelled a racial slur at driver marc davis. Nascar in 20 suspended xfinity series driver jeremy clements for using. Sources used were wikipedia, racing reference, logopedia, and a few other websites with series statistics. Nascar has suspended its may 9 race at martinsville speedway and did not give an indication on when the season will resume. I hope to announce the exciting details in the near future, abbott said. Nascar driver kyle larson was caught using a racial slur on sunday night during a.
Suspended nascar driver kyle larson will make his return. Nascar xfinity series qualifying has been rained out. Kyle larson, the elk grove stock car driver formerly sponsored by locallyowned dc solar before its demise, has been suspended from nascar after he used a racial slur that was heard on a live stream sunday during an iracing event. The governors of both florida and texas have already said nascar is welcome to race in their states without fans, and south carolina and. Kyle larson was fired tuesday by chip ganassi racing, completing a stunning downfall for the budding nascar star who uttered a racial slur during a. Nascar nationwide series subway jalapeno 250 results. View the full atlanta xfinity series starting lineup below.
Fort worth, texas ap the race is on among states willing to be the first to host nascar races without fans. Kyle larson suspended for using racial slur autoweek. Former nationwide serie driver found dead nascar news. Ganassi fires norcal nascar driver kyle larson after on. Nascar indefinitely suspends kyle larson after he used racial slur during stream of virtual race scott gleeson, usa today published 4. Nascar driver suspended for use of nword during race. Jeremy clements explains suspension for using racial remark. Recent imbroglios involving nascar s unfortunate history with the slur suggest officials will act quickly. Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements reportedly used an. Greg abbott tweeted monday that nascar was working with texas motor speedway on a plan to race there. Nascar news, race results, schedule, standings, photos. Nfl, nba, mlb, golf, nascar, college sports, stats. Grubb, who made over 170 starts in the nationwide series between 1997 and 2006, had been suspended by nascar on two occasions for substance abuse.
Posted mar 01, 20 nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements. He currently serves as a nascar analyst on espn studio programs. The order has been set by owners points from last season. Jr motorsports announced wednesday that linex, north americas largest retail automotive aftermarket franchise and leading provider of highperformance sprayon bedliners, will sponsor alex bowman in the no. Jeremy clements used racial slur in conversation, website. Nascar announced wednesday that it had suspended clements indefinitely for violating its code of conduct by making an a. Larson fired after sponsors drop nascar driver over slur. Nascar star kyle larson suspended for using nword during. Kyle larson suspended by nascar for racial slur during iracing. Nascar struggles with diversity as drivers seat eludes. Blackwell angus beef ford 102 52,818 running 4 1 22 brad keselowski discount tire dodge 102 35,875 running 5 9 33 kevin harvick rheem. But virginia is under a stayathome order until june 10. Nascar indefinitely suspends driver kyle larson for using racial slur during virtual race nascar has indefinitely suspended driver kyle larson after he used a racial slur during an iracing virtual race on sunday.
Nationwide series driver jeremy clements has been suspended indefinitely by nascar for the apparent use of a racial slur during an interview last weekend with a reporter at daytona international. Nascar xfinity series driver anthony alfredo was the first to respond. Ap nascar driver jeremy clements was back at the track friday after a twoweek suspension for using a racial slur, hopeful his lapse in judgment hasnt caused irreparable harm. Jeremy clements, a nascar nationwide series driver who was indefinitely suspended on wednesday, used the nword in a conversation with a reporter. Nascar suspends nationwide series driver jeremy clements for using racial slur in interview with mtv blogger updated mar 24, 2019. Nascar temporarily suspended driver aj allmendinger for a failed drug test, and penske racing officials were scrambling to get sam hornish jr. Larsons use of the racial slur comes a week after another driver, bubba. Bubba wallace responds to larsons use of racial slur. Nascar just suspended a driver for using a racial slur. Nascar driver kyle larson suspended for using racial slur during. Ap nascar is sending suspended nationwide series driver jeremy clements to a sports psychologist after he made insensitive remarks during an interview.
Today, more than 35 years after scotts last race, americas racial situation has improved drastically. Larson, 27, considered one of the upandcoming stars of nascars premier series, experienced a rocketlike fall from grace for his use of a racial slur during the livestream of a virtual race on sunday evening. Boyd gaming is the longtime sponsor of the annual nascar nationwide series race at the las vegas motor speedway. By using this site, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of use. On wednesday, nationwide series driver jeremy clements was reinstated from a twoweek suspension for using a racial slur in a conversation with an mtv reporter at daytona international speedway. Kyle, youre talking to everyone, bud, xfinity series driver anthony alfredo said, per. Other drivers told larson that his voice could be heard by all. Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements reportedly used an unidentified racial slur in an interview with a writer at daytona international speedway. Ricky craven is a driver with wins in all of nascars top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 nationwide series and 1995 sprint cup series. Kenseths waiver comes one day after chip ganassi racing announced his return to nascar s top division as the new driver of its no. Jeremy clements apologizes after nascar suspension. Nascar investigating larson for using racial slur nascar is investigating an incident in which cup series driver kyle larson used a highly offensive racial slur during a. Driver car laps money status 1 3 3 dale earnhardt, jr. He said he is still considering nascar s request to run the cocacola 600 as scheduled on may 24 without spectators.
Nascar suspends kyle larson after he appeared to use racial slur. Mtv on friday confirmed that nationwide series driver jeremy clements uttered a racial slur in a conversation with an editor, which led to clements receiving an indefinite suspension from nascar. Nascar suspends nationwide series driver for use of racial. Also just realized i left out peak antifreze iracing series, so lets just say these are all of the real life series. But nascar remains the countrys least diverse major sport, despite a diversity program launched eight years ago.
In 20, nascar suspended xfinity series driver jeremy clements for. Larson remains indefinitely suspended by nascar, but a world of outlaws spokesman told nbc sports that larson had completed the. Nationwide series driver jeremy clements has been suspended indefinitely by nascar for the apparent use of a racial slur during an interview last weekend with a. Nascar has refused to help cox and diversity motorsports secure corporate sponsors. He appeared to lose communication with his spotter during the event, which was not part of the pro series invitational. Nascar indefinitely suspends driver kyle larson for using. Nascar driver kyle larson suspended for using racial slur during virtual race. Nascar suspends driver kyle larson for using racial slur bulls hire raises questions of need for more diversity in nba ranks historic wnba cba offers players expanded maternity benefits. Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements suspended for using racial slur.
William byron scores 3rd iracing victory of nascars series. Clements made the remark to a blogger for mtv news during an interview at daytona. Nascar suspends driver for racial slur during virtual race. Nascar nationwide series driver jeremy clements has issued a statement of apology through his teams facebook page following the sanctioning bodys decision to suspend him indefinitely. Some series have also been taken not by nascar, these are only for the times that nascar has owned the series. Beckerman said that when he asked what would be guy code for race car drivers, clements blurted out a phrase that included a racial slur. There were quite a few stories to emerge out of this weekends nascar races at daytona, like danica patricks historymaking lap and the horrific crash at saturdays nationwide series race. Nascar suspends child driver after providing false info.
See where your favorite monster energy nascar cup series driver will pit at charlotte motor speedway in the photo above. Earlier this year, nascar suspended nationwide series driver jeremy clements for two weeks for using a racial slur. It was revealed friday that nationwide series driver jeremy clements was suspended by nascar for using a racial slur in a conversation with a reporter. Charlotte monster energy series pit stall assignments. Nascar suspends driver kyle larson for using racial slur during virtual race people of which larson is a team member in the nascar cup series, said it is suspending larson without pay. Crew members, team react to austin dillons epic save. Danica patrick teams with premium motorsports for final. Nascar suspends former sprint cup champion kurt busch for. Nascar suspends kyle larson for using racial slur during. Larson used the slur during a sunday night race for fun against. The rinnai 250 is scheduled for later this afternoon. Nascar indefinitely suspends derek white for arrest. Nascar sending sending clements to psychologist sports.
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