- 27-year-old used racial slur during live online broadcast
- Driver posts apology on social media for outburst
Kyle Larson has been suspended without pay by both Nascar and his team, Chip Ganassi Racing, after using a racial slur during an esports event on Sunday.
Larson is currently seventh in the drivers’ championship. But with racing across the world suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic, he was taking part in an online competition called Monza Madness, organised by fellow driver Landon Cassill on Sunday night.
Related: ‘Peace out’: Bubba Wallace ‘rage quits’ as tempers flare in Nascar’s virtual race
