Why NASCAR needs to rehabilitate its fallen star
Kyle Larson's ill-judged comment during an Esports event has cost him his ride with Chip Ganassi Racing and landed one of NASCAR's rising stars with an 'indefinite' suspension. NASCAR has done the only thing it could, but can some good come from the difficult situation?
As much as humanity likes to think that modern society has created an all-inclusive environment, the salient truth is that -isms of every conceivable kind not only exist, but are depressingly prevalent.
In motorsport, one does not discuss the implications of racism as much as in other sports, but that may be down to the overall lack of diversity rather than a greater level of education within.
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Jake studied engineering at university, as his original ambition was to design racing cars. He was bad at that, and thus decided to write about them instead with an equally limited skillset. The above article is a demonstration of that. In his spare time, Jake enjoys people, places, and things.
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