Josh Berry is once again substituting for a Cup series driver, this time for Noah Gragson.
“NASCAR fully supports Legacy Motor Club’s decision to suspend Noah Gragson. Following his actions on social media, NASCAR has determined that Gragson has violated the Member Conduct section of the 2023 NASCAR Rule Book and has placed him under indefinite suspension.”
The decision apparently stems from a social media post that Gragson “liked.” The post on X, formally known as Twitter, was a derogatory meme in reference to George Floyd whose death in May of 2020 at the hands of police in Minneapolis sparked nationwide protest against racial inequality. In NASCAR the Cup series lone Black driver Bubba Wallace, who at the time drove for Richard Petty Motorsports.
The following year Maury Gallagher acquired Richard Petty Motorsports and renamed the team to Petty GMS. With the addition of Johnson to the ownership structure in 2023, the organization rebranded itself to Legacy Motorsports. Wallce left the team for 23XI Motorsports at the end of the 2021 season. Gragson, who moved up to the Cup series with Legacy Motor Club this season, issued an apology for his actions shortly after Legacy sent out their own statement. Gragson’s apology
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