NASCAR star Kyle Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and his racing team on Monday for dropping a racist slur during a virtual racing event.
"I wasn’t raised that way. It’s just an awful thing to say. I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community and especially the African-American community. 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.
Larson is half Japanese, and his grandparents spent time in an interment camp in California during World War II. His early career was marked in short-track racing, before eventually getting into NASCAR's “Drive for Diversity” program. Larson is the second NASCAR performer to draw unwanted attention this month while racing online as the sport tries to entertain fans during the
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