27-year-old NASCAR driver Kyle Larson dropped the N-word with the hard ‘r’ during a virtual race on Easter Sunday.
He was competing in an iRacing event that was being live-streamed to thousands on Twitch.
“You can’t hear me? Hey, n*gger,” he said.
Other drivers reacted during the stream.
Anthony Alfredo: “Kyle, you’re talking to everyone, bud.”
Aaron MacEachern: “Yup, we heard that.”
Conor Daly: “Yikes!”
Justin Botelho: “Oh, damn! He did not just say that.”
“We are extremely disappointed by what Kyle said last night during an iRacing Event,”the team said in a statement, calling Kyle’s comments “offensive and unacceptable.”
“As of this moment we are suspending Kyle without pay while we work through this situation with all appropriate parties.”
“Last night I made a mistake and said the word that should never ever be said and there’s no excuse for that.”
“I wasn’t raised that way and it’s just an awful thing to say. I feel very sorry for my family, my friends, my partners, the NASCAR community and especially the African American community.”
“I understand the damage is probably unrepairable and I own up to that. I just want let you all to know how sorry I am and I hope everybody is staying safe during these crazy times.”
Watch the moment and his apology below.
Well, @KyleLarsonRacin apparently dropping an n-bomb could be the biggest story in sports this weekend. pic.twitter.com/5gmkbcK6yM
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) April 13, 2020
— Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) April 13, 2020
