CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Think of iRacing and Kyle Larson and the first thing that comes to mind is his use of a racial slur while participating in a late-night session nearly a year ago. The car he’ll use will be “ Larson’s “Drive for 5 Campaign” was launched this month to benefit children, families and communities in need of support. …
Without funding from McDonald’s and Credit One Bank, Ganassi seemingly will be forced to dump Larson in favor of a different driver. Credit One Bank denounced Larson’s “highly offensive language” at first and dumped the driver altogether three hours later. Chevrolet suspended its personal services relationship with Larson “as we do not tolerate this behavior.” One secondary sponsor, Plan B …
Kyle Larson was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing on Tuesday, two days after he used a racist slur during an iRacing event. Kyle Larson was fired Tuesday by Chip Ganassi Racing, a day after nearly every one of his sponsors dropped the star driver for using a racist slur during a livestream of a virtual race. “After much consideration, Chip …
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson gets ready to climb into his car to practice for the Daytona 500 on Feb. 14. Kyle Larson has been suspended by Chip Ganassi Racing and NASCAR after using a racist slur Sunday night during a livestream of a virtual race. “We are extremely disappointed by what Kyle said last night during an iRacing Event,” Ganassi …