Kyle Larson apologizes for using racial slur
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson took to Twitter Monday (April 13) to offer an apology for a racial slur he used Sunday during an iRacing exhibition race.
“I just want to say I’m sorry,” Larson said in a video. “Last night I made a mistake and said a word that should never, ever be said, there’s no excuse for that.
“I wasn’t raised that way, it’s just an awful thing to say.”
Larson was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for the incident and is suspended from his Chip Ganassi Racing team without pay at this time.
“I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community, and especially the African American community,” Larson said. “I understand the damage is probably unrepairable, and I own up to that.
“But I just want to let you all know how sorry I am and I hope everybody is staying safe during these crazy times. Thank you.”
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
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