NASCAR Driver Noah Gragson Faces Racing Suspension for Controversial Social Media Conduct
Following a social media controversy, driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely from NASCAR Cup Series competition.
In an unexpected turn of events, NASCAR driver Noah Gragson has been prohibited from competing in the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday for an undetermined amount of time. According to NASCAR and his team, Legacy Motor Club, this ban is a result of suspected behavior on his social media accounts.
According to reports, a screenshot of Gragson’s Instagram account liking a meme mocking George Floyd, a Black man whose sad murder at the hands of a White police officer in Minneapolis in 2020 triggered major protests, has been making the rounds on social media. However, neither NASCAR nor Legacy Motor Club have made clear the precise cause for the suspension, and CNN has not independently confirmed the post’s veracity.
Gragson apologized on Twitter on Saturday in reaction to the uproar, but it’s still unclear how severe and how long his punishment will be, leaving racing enthusiasts and supporters wondering what effect this will have on his future.
Gragson admitted, “I am disappointed in myself for my lack of engagement and behavior on social media. “I am aware of how serious this circumstance is. I value and adore everyone.
I aim to be fair to everyone, regardless of their identity. I made a mistake, plain and simple. Gragson has been placed on indefinite leave by Legacy Motor Club, which stated in a statement on Saturday that his actions “do not represent the values of our team.” For the Cup Series race at Michigan this weekend, Josh Berry will take Gragson’s spot.
In a statement, NASCAR stated that it “fully supports” the suspension of Gragson and noted that his social media posts breached “the Member Conduct section of the 2023 NASCAR Rule Book”—which was the basis for the punishment.
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