Kyle Larson apologizes for using racial slur during iRacing event
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been under fire for uttering a racial slur during a live iRacing event on Sunday. Larson was frustrated about being disconnected from his spotter and inexcusably used the "n" word.
The 27-year-old apologized for the remarks via a video posted to his Twitter account Monday afternoon.
Larson has since been suspended indefinitely by both NASCAR and his race team, Chip Ganassi Racing, for the use of the slur.
This is the second incident involving iRacing over the last two weeks. Bubba Wallace quit in the middle of a race after an incident with Clint Bowyer.
Larson is Japanese-American and a graduate of NASCAR’s “Drive for Diversity” program. He is the only driver of Japanese descent to ever win a major NASCAR race.
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