A Twitch livestream broadcast NASCAR driver Kyle Larson using the N-word during a virtual race on Sunday night.
Larson, a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing in the top-level NASCAR Cup Series, appeared unaware that his radio communication was being broadcast to all drivers in the virtual race session, as well as to Twitch viewers. "Hey Kyle, you're talking to everyone, bud," fellow NASCAR driver Anthony Alfredo responded, amid the yells of "Yikes," "Oh my gosh," and "No way did that just happen.
In iRacing, the name of the driver speaking over the radio comes up on the screen while they're talking — hence why Larson's name was listed while the slur was communicated, and why Alfredo's was listed in notifying him that everyone could hear. Larson was listed asConor Daly on Twitch
Idiot
Rappers use them in their lyrics and their sales go up
Damnit Kyle, all this good will, all this momentum and you fucking blow it all up
NASCAR being racist surprises nobody
Race baiting?
Thanks for snitching
*gets NASCAR rides because he's a minority* *probably loses nascar ride for insulting a minority* Giveth and taketh as they say.
36Pmoney ban him
NASCAR driver uses N word - well there’s a shocker
nice
Okay... but what was the contex? 🤔
Kyle Larson’s new ride
While I do not approve of Larson’s racial slur this was not a NASCAR event & your use of the NASCAR rule book to promote a penalty against Larson was out of the realm of what occurred.
Get over it
Can ya blame em?
CAnna57 Zach_Farabaugh
He was talking, joking around, to his spotter, accidentally had his radio set so all of the other drivers could hear him. IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
What an idiot
Who cares. It's just a stupid word
Oh for God’s sake! Leave this kid alone! He was talking to his friends! He may call them whatever he wants to! Black dudes call each other that! A white person can’t say it at all? It was not used in the context of racism! So stop this damn blown up “news” report!
Was he talking to Bubba Wallace
Remember Kyle Larson is Asian and therefore a POC and we know POC’s cannot be racist so Kyle can say what he said because
People need to watch more old school Eddie Murphy...
Man, the racists in this comment section are out in force
As a biracial driver, Kyle should be ashamed of himself. I hope he is fined heavily. None of this “have at it/boys will be boys” horseshit.
Was that with the A or with the R? So we know just how offended we should be.
Oh boy. Man we're in for a fun few weeks fellow nascar fans.
It’s not okay that he did this, but will you write about LeBron doing the same to his kids? Probably not.
Damn, talk about an unforced error. Season isn’t even in session, so he apparently does it during a “game.” 🤦🏻♂️😞 Really hoping it’s not as cut & dry as it seems. 😕 Every time I think that at least drivers and teams have advanced beyond this sorta thing... *smh* Oy...
Why would he do that, like why. It’s not an accident, and letting it slip out means it’s part of his regular vocabulary. FUCK giving NASCAR a bad name. And morally just no, no no no no no no. Shame on you Larson. Lost a fan for life here
So much for investigative journalism! They just watch Tweeter feeds, write it down and get it out as fast as possible. This is why there's so much fake news. Everybody wants to be first without doing research or verifying anything. realjounalismisdead
It doesn't matter what Nascar does to him now sponsors aren't gonna want to touch him.
On Easter, Jesus rose from the dead, Kyle Larson may not.
Everyone who is super sensitive in 3 ... 2 ... 1...
Seriously....I can’t believe society these days. There is ZERO integrity. He’s playing a video game having fun shooting talking smack with his pals. Oh. Not today. The hypocrite police is out. Today.
RickKaufman1 We sure he wasn’t quoting a movie?
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say 99.99999% of nascars fan base couldn’t possibly care less
This is so ironic. Look at him! He needs to send his DNA to 23andMe to clear up that little issue. Too funny.
so you'll write and share about this but whenever we have something good and exciting happen in our sport you have nothing
When CapitalOne front man SamuelLJackson quits using the 'n' word, then criticize someone else for it. He has done more to keep that word alive than any human being on the planet.
This is news?
Well, all of the image building NASCAR has done is no more. If SAS or any of the crocks on CNN or FOX try and turn this into a race issue, it’s over
Here it comes!
Twitch? I caught this on YouTube .
Nascar driver racist?
I’m gonna wait 48 hours for all the facts before passing judgement. If recent history has taught us anything it’s that there is often more to the story.
And so it begins, 1 simple mistake destroys a lifetimes worth of work...
This is now an overreaction
And what does it do? Cause people to overreact.
BASED
And so it begins
Bad look for a sport already full of stereotypes on the race fan culture
It's not okay for him to do that but wtf does that have to do with BUSINESS
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