Kyle Larson appears to use racial slur on NASCAR iRacing live stream

[Algernon Moncrieff]

MSN Sports

NASCAR driver Kyle Larson appeared to use the N-word during a live stream of Sunday's iRacing Pro Series event.

Apparently not realizing his volume was on during the online simulation bout, Larson seemed to say to others on the stream, "You can't hear me? Hey, n*****."

There was a stunned silence afterward before Anthony Alfredo responded, "Kyle, you're talking to everyone, bud."

Added Aron MacEachern: "Yup, we heard that."

Said host of the viral stream, Justin Botelho: "Oh damn, he did not just say that."

[safeinOhio]

1. Hey Kyle, I'm sure you'll be the new driver for

LastPlaceRacing team.

[Paladin]

3. Maybe trump needs a new chauffeur. (nt)

[safeinOhio]

8. LastPlaceRacing can put him in the

LastPlaceRacing #1 car, the MAGA Yugo.

[kysrsoze]

2. Trash and NASCAR go hand in hand. Not suprised in the least.

[Ferrets are Cool]

4. Truth unfiltered.

This will make the companies scramble to put in 8 second filters.

[degage]

5. Racism in NASCAR - shocking.

NASCAR is huge in the South and its fan base is overwhelmingly made up of white males. No one should be shocked that there are racists in NASCAR. This guy may be penalized somehow. I don't know how big a draw he is for NASCAR and how much money he helps generate. That's what will determine if he's thrown out completely or just has to make lots of apologies - the money. It's not like the fan base cares about what he said.

[Norbert]

6. One thing NASCAR or motorsports doesn't have a shortage of is drivers

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Larson is a talented driver but has shown himself to be incredibly stupid.

[MineralMan]

7. A man who never uses that word will never speak it accidentally.

A man who frequently uses it in private, though, will one day say it loudly where all can hear.

That is truth.

[safeinOhio]

10. Good point or how would he like to

forever be called the Trailer Trash Driver.

[2naSalit]

16. +1

[malaise]

18. That simple

[Aristus]

9. Typical: The reaction was not "You shouldn't say that",

but "You shouldn't say that when other people can hear it."

[Maru Kitteh]

11. "appears" to use?

We can't just state the simple truth? He said it?

[Norbert]

17. An educated guess is that isn't the first time he said it.

[Chainfire]

12. Who thinks that

his comment will be viewed negatively by the vast majority of NASCAR fans?

[abqtommy]

13. In the past here on DU I've been reported and had posts removed for using

"right-wing talking points" when cataloguing various usages of ethnic slurs. Until everybody decides
that everyone should be held to account I'll just sit here quietly doing my thing, which is to NOT BE A
RACIST in word or deed.

[a kennedy]

14. Larson is half Japanese.......

Larson, 27, is half Japanese and is the only driver of Japanese descent to win a major NASCAR race.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2020/04/13/kyle-larson-nascar-racer-uses-racial-slur-during-virtual-race/2981082001/

[a kennedy]

20. This joker is now GONE, got fired.......

[House of Roberts]

15. His primary sponsor is Credit One Bank.

They are also a NASCAR Series sponsor as the 'Official Credit Card of NASCAR'.

I wonder how they are going to react to this.

[lame54]

19. Another Nascar crash