NASCAR: Kyle Larson remains suspended indefinitely
By Asher Fair
Kyle Larson remains suspended indefinitely by NASCAR despite the fact that he has completed the required sensitivity training.
The day after Kyle Larson used the N-word on Sunday, April 12 during a virtual NASCAR race on iRacing at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, he was suspended indefinitely without pay by Chip Ganassi Racing.
The then driver of the #42 Chevrolet then saw that suspension upped by NASCAR, which not only suspended him indefinitely but mandated that he complete sensitivity training before he would have a chance to be reinstated.
Larson, who has since been officially fired by Chip Ganassi Racing and replaced by 2003 Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth after multiple sponsors, including Credit One Bank and McDonald’s, cut ties with him, has now completed this sensitivity training.
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However, he remains indefinitely suspended by NASCAR.
In the long run, this likely won’t make much of a difference with anything, since the odds that the 27-year-old Elk Grove, California native returns behind the wheel of any Cup car this year are extremely slim anyway.
Larson’s completion of sensitivity training, however, did get him back behind the wheel of a race car in some form, and sooner than many Cup Series drivers.
The 2020 Cup Series season has been at a standstill since the race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, March 8 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and it is scheduled to resume on Sunday, May 17 at Darlington Raceway without fans in attendance.
Larson, meanwhile, is set to be back behind the wheel tonight driving for his own Kyle Larson Racing in the World of Outlaws Invitational at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
Like NASCAR, the World of Outlaws had stated that Larson needed to complete sensitivity training to return to action. But unlike NASCAR, a spokesman for the World of Outlaws has confirmed that he has met the requirements to resume racing.
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Kyle Larson has not made any public comments since he was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing. He did apologize for his action via a video which he posted on social media on Monday, April 13, but that came before the team cut ties with him.