NASCAR is sending pilot Hailie Deegan for sensitivity training after using an insult during an online simulation race on Sunday.
Deegan was heard saying “This is fun. Oh, ay, who’s or —- d behind me? Don’t do this, please” while broadcasting the iRacing event on Twitch.
Deegan, 19, apologized for the incident on Twitter, but NASCAR confirmed on Monday night that it would require her to complete the program before the start of the 2021 season in February, when she is due to start her first full-time season in Camping World Truck Series driving a Ford F-150 for David Gilliland Racing.
DGR did not comment on the incident, but Ford said he “acknowledged this error, apologized and promised to be much more careful in the future”.
An iRacing spokesman told Fox News that he does not comment on individual members, but that his code of community standards does not allow the type of language that Deegan used and that the head of the platform reaches out to anyone who violates him to resolve the issue. situation.
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Last April, NASCAR suspended Cup Series driver Kyle Larson after using the N word during an iRacing event and made him complete sensitivity training before reinstating him into the series this year.