Driver Noah Gragson has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR and Legacy Motor Club due to liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s face.
John Raoux / AP fileNASCAR has suspended driver Noah Gragson indefinitely, the company said Saturday. The decision came after the driver appeared to have liked an insensitive meme with a photo ofGragson, 25, was amid his first full season as a driver in the Cup Series, NASCAR’s top league, when he was replaced Saturday by Josh Berry in the No. 42 car, his team said in a statement.
NASCAR said Gragson violated stock car racing's member conduct section of the rules, which states, in part, that members should not publicly disparage people based on their background,NASCAR said the suspension would be “indefinite,” though drivers sidelined under indefinite suspension in the past have had opportunities to rejoin NASCAR.
The racing star doesn’t make that exact connection, but his statement on X Saturday appears to support the narrative that his suspension is the result of approval for the George Floyd meme.said in the tweet Saturday. “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.”
, which published a screenshot that appeared to show it coming from an account belonging to Gragson. The meme shows a photo of Floyd’s face and includes a reference to his death on May 25, 2020, after a white Minneapolis officer knelt on Floyd's neck for 9½ minutes.
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