NASCAR Chevy Driver Noah Gragson Suspended Indefinitely
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The No. 42 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 will have Josh Berry behind the wheel beginning this weekend at Michigan, as regular driver Noah Gragson has been suspended by his team, Legacy Motor Club (LMC) and NASCAR indefinitely.
Gragson formerly drove the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy full-time, and 2023 marked his first season as a Cup Series driver. However, Gragson recently liked a racially insensitive post on social media, and LMC elected to suspend him as the organization felt said post did not align with its values.
“We have made the decision to suspend Noah Gragson effective immediately regarding his actions that do not represent the values of our team,” LMC said in a statement. “Josh Berry will drive the No. 42 entry for this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan.”
The NASCAR sanctioning body agreed with LMC, stating, “NASCAR fully supports Legacy Motor Club’s decision to suspend Noah Gragson. Following his actions on social media, NASCAR has determined that Gragson has violated the Member Conduct section of the 2023 NASCAR Rule Book and has placed him under indefinite suspension.”
In a statement, Gragson said, “I am disappointed in myself for my lack of attention and actions on social media. I understand the severity of this situation. I love and appreciate everyone. I try to treat everyone equally no matter who they are. I messed up plain and simple.”
Berry, who will take over the No. 42 NASCAR Chevy this weekend at Michigan on August 6th, 2023, is currently the driver of the No. 8 Camaro in the Xfinity Series. He will move up to the Cup Series full-time in the 2024 racing season, albeit behind the wheel of a Blue Oval racer, taking over the No. 4 Ford Mustang for the retiring Kevin Harvick.
At this time, it’s unclear when, or if, NASCAR will reinstate Gragson.
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Don’t look up the meme he liked that caused his suspension, it’s too hilarious
How did this site become a target of conservative troll farms?
Nascar has been in the past, and is in this case WRONG! They need to get out of the WOKE and the climate change business and try and act like a race car business for a change! And no matter how you slice it George Floyd was a criminal who got his just deserves!
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What does this have to do with climate change?
Mikey, do you really think the average person doesn’t see that there’s an unequal application of the law based upon the politics of any given individual?
Outside of the Democrat Cult, both independents and Republicans agree that the heavy-handed approach of putting Donald Trump under a microscope, for years now, was clearly an application of the “show me the man and I’ll show you the crime” principle of totalitarian regimes.
The thing is, I think most people actually get excited to see you guys celebrating such a tactic as it gives us justification to capitalize on your escalation of hostilities towards your opposition. You come at us and we absolutely will come back at you even harder, unearthing every act of “pay-to-play” that all of your beloved, corrupt politicians have engaged in.
You are a very intelligent individual. It is unfortunate so many are too ignorant to process your comment. It may even be the most intellectual unbiased true statement ever on Trump and what government is doing to him.
With the cops dead to George was 100% wrong. I have to agree with that but wasn’t him using counterfeit money or stealing something? And wasn’t he a repeat offender? Please I pray for his family sure they have a large wound in their heart, but Mr. Floyd was no angel.will
Screw Nascar
Criticism, or mockery of the idolizing of a man like George Floyd isn’t racist unless these people believe that being black and living a criminal lifestyle go hand-in-hand.
Progressives will put people like George on a pedestal while degrading truly remarkable people like Clarence Thomas, or Thomas Sowell. Easier to perpetuate their narrative of oppression by doing just that.
Interesting that your employer has the right to decide what you can or cannot think about another person’s view.
Isnt that what Most evil Dictators do to their people?
Goege Floyd died of a Fentanyl OD. The cops knee hold had no bearing on his medical diagnosis. Read the coroner report released at trial.
Screw Nascar and George Floyd! One a dope addict and the other run by dopes!
I have been a race fan for years I have raced drag cars ,figure 8s & oval , but this decision is crap . What ever happened to freedom of speech?????
bubba Wallace can say we hat he wants & acuse people of putting a noose in his garage , after finding that was the the pull rope for the door & he never apologized. I now quit watching & going to NASCAR races
The team leaders have theirs by heads up their ass
“Racially insensitive” sounds like something that may vary from person to person. It does sound like another Woke decision by the NASCAR administrative clowns.
Noah Gragson, is just a kid and all he did was like a funny post. Most people think the floyd was a drug addicted thug that overdosed, and the police officers were trying to do their jobs. Nascar is laboring under the misconception that minorities are going to bail out their lack of attendance hence the special treatment for jordan & wallace & toyota . This is not the case as most are just interested in other sports and could care less so more of the base like myself are still fast forwarding through races but will not spend our hard earned money actually attending races. As for Legacy Racing ( Jimmy Johnson & Richard Petty ) they are mediocre at best and dont deserve talent like Noah. Also Legacy racing are not only violating free speech but also traitors as they are switching to Nascars favorite brand toyo next year.
There are PAGES of rules and guidelines to follow if you want to belong or be associated with an organization. If you want to make hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, then follow the rules stipulated that you signed to follow. If you do not want all of the zeros on your paycheck, then do not join multi-billion dollar organizations or sponsorships. Go race the derbies and dirt tracks in the south to feed your family for a week, and make all your opinions known until your last dying breath.
When will you learn the people with the money in this country make the rules. If you want the money then follow the rules. If you don’t like the terms that Twitter or Facebook put on you and control your ” freedom of speech” . Then don’t use them. You stop drinking Bud light, right? Trump did not like Twitter so what did he do?he started truth social. You don’t like gas prices? Then make your own. Oh, you don’t know how? Then I guess you’re stuck paying the price for the commodity that is set. You hungry? Go kill a dear.. don’t know how? Then I guess you have to pay whatever prices at the grocery store..
Since when did it become so hard to do what you’re getting paid to do and keep your mouth shut?