Gragson was suspended on Aug. 5 for what NASCAR called, 'his actions on social media.'
The sanctioning body announced on Tuesday that Gragson, who has been suspended since Aug. 5 for what NASCAR deemed an inappropriate "like" to a social media post regarding George Floyd, has been reinstated. Floyd was killed while in police custody in 2020.Unfortunately for Gragson, he doesn't have a car to return to, as Legacy Motor Sport has since granted the driver his release from his No. 42 car ride. The team granted Gragson his release after he asked to be released on Aug. 10.
Gragson, 25, was runner-up in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in 2022 and runner-up in the Truck Series in 2018.Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011. He won several Michigan Associated Press and national Associated Press Sports Editors awards for auto racing coverage and was named the 2000 Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club’s Michigan Motorsports Writer of the Year.
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