Quick Thoughts on Noah Gragson Supsension

            This weekend, NASCAR driver Noah Gragson was suspended by his team, Legacy Motor Club, as well as the sanctioning body after liking a racist meme on Instagram in relation to the 2020 death of George Floyd. Journalist Daniel Mcfadin was the first person to uncover the like that Gragson left on the meme and broke the story. This has led to people being angry with him because they believe he ruined the career of Gragson by exposing his poor behavior. NASCAR has made massive strides for diversity and inclusion, but the fan base is still reluctant to change their views on people who are not white men.

            It was the right decision to suspend Gragson for his actions because race teams and the sanctioning body do not wish to be associated with racism as they work to remove the association of auto racing with racism. It is likely that he will end up not being allowed to compete for at least the rest of the year and be forced to take sensitivity training before being allowed to compete in any NASCAR sanctioned events. The same occurred when Kyle Larson used a racial slur and Denny Hamlin made an offensive meme about the aforementioned Larson.

            Fans being upset about a driver having consequences for their racism give the sport a bad name and may cause many of the newer fans to be turned off because of their actions. There is never going to be a way to ensure that there is not a single racist person in auto racing but ensuring that people receive consequences when they show outwardly racist actions will make NASCAR safer for both the drivers and fans that are not white men. Fans that try to say that the person did nothing wrong take away from the efforts made by NASCAR to ensure safety for all.


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