Crew Chief Suspended For Racial Slur
From ESPN.com
NASCAR suspended crew chief Bryan Berry indefinitely on Thursday for what his team owner, Rusty Wallace, termed “an alleged racial slur” against African-American driver Marc Davis at last Saturday night’s Nationwide race.
NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston termed the violation “an inappropriate comment that won’t be tolerated.”
Berry is crew chief for Brendan Gaughan on the Wallace team. During Saturday night’s race at Nashville Superspeedway, Gaughan was entering his pit and hit Davis, who was trying to turn left through a gap in the pit wall. Both cars were heavily damaged.
Gaughan returned to the track, but on the radio he ordered his crew to not let Davis, 19, leave the track until “he sees me.” Gaughan also complained vehemently to ESPN reporters after the race.
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I’m a African American,male 41 yrs. old.I’ve been watching Nascar,for a least 30 or so years.I think in the earlier years,it was definately a quote”Good ol’ boy’s sport”Now i think it’s more so about revenue and rating’s.Nascar,like many big entities in today’s world can’t afford not to be diverse.This was a very unfortunate incident.Nascar is still a great form of auto racing entertainment! Elyria,Ohio