Less than 48 hours after uttering a racial slur on a live broadcast of an iRacing event, Kyle Larson is officially out of a ride on the NASCAR Cup Series. A day after suspending Larson indefinitely, Chip Ganassis Racing announced Tuesday morning that they were firing the veteran NASCAR driver. “After much consideration, Chip Ganassi […]
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Blame Game: Stop Rationalizing Kyle Larson’s Abysmal Mistake
April 13, 2020 by 21 Comments
Sunday night NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson uttered a word that was broadcast live during an iRacing event. Less than 24 hours later Larson realized like the weight of an avalanche how that one word proved to be a career changing – possibly career ending – mistake. As most anyone around racing knows by […]
Two Major Sponsors Dump Kyle Larson Following Racial Slur During iRacing Event
April 13, 2020 by 18 Comments
Apparently NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson will be looking for a new ride when live series action returns. In the wake of his utterance of a racial slur during an iRacing event Sunday, Larson has seen much of his support in the NASCAR Cup Series quickly evaporate. Larson’s main sponsors McDonald’s and Credit One […]
Quarantine Chronicles Volume 9: The Bigger Picture Of Kyle Larson, Cup Series Ride Along & More Binging
April 13, 2020 by 10 Comments
Stock racing at all levels fights stereotypes the sport has been labeled with for decades. Some would go as far as to say that stock car racing has been unfairly defined by those stereotypes for the length of its existence. We all know the terms used by so many when describing stock car racing and […]
Kyle Larson Suspended Indefinitely By NASCAR For Using Racial Slur During iRacing Event
April 13, 2020 by 26 Comments
NASCAR suspended Chip Ganassi Racing Cup Series driver Kyle Larson indefinitely Monday following his utterance of a racial slur on a live stream during an iRacing event on Sunday night. NASCAR cited Sections 12.1 (General Procedures) and 12.8 (NASCAR Member Conduct Guidelines) of their rulebook in handing down the penalty to Larson. Larson is mandated […]
Quarantine Chronicles Volume 6: Simulation Road Rage, Who Is Staying Home, Comebacks And Binge Rankings
April 6, 2020 by 21 Comments
So it took all of the three events for the eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series to have its first full-blown controversy erupt on Sunday at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway. Richard Petty Motorsports driver Bubba Wallace left the race after 11 of 150 laps after getting hit by Clint Bowyer. “That’s why I don’t take this shit […]
William Byron Dominates In eNASCAR iRacing Race At Virtual Bristol Motor Speedway
April 6, 2020 by 1 Comment
NASCAR Wire Service A week after a late-race bump-and-run pass ended William Byron’s hope of a win in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, the Hendrick Motorsports driver who cut his teeth in the virtual racing world dominated a crash-filled Food City Showdown at virtual Bristol Motor Speedway. For the second week in a row, […]
Quarantine Chronicles Volume 4: No April Fooling Real Life Rant, Getting Carole Baskin, Binge Ratings
April 1, 2020 by 37 Comments
Saddling up on the soapbox for a bit of a rant here. It’s an ironic take some might say in that it’s a rant offered up April Fool’s Day. Mind you, we’re not talking here about pranks and jokes. We’ve often said here that social media can be a wonderful tool and purely evil. That […]
Timmy Hill Holds Off Ryan Preece To Win eNASCAR iRacing Event At Virtual Texas Motor Speedway
March 30, 2020 by 13 Comments
Timmy Hill gave the afternoon’s dominant car, driven by William Byron, the virtual “bump-and-run” with three laps remaining to take the race lead and then ultimately held off fellow NASCAR Cup Series drivers Ryan Preece and Garrett Smithley for the victory in Sunday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 125, the second event in the eNASCAR iRacing Pro […]
Quarantine Chronicles Volume 1: Unneeded Complaining, eRacing & Big Cats
March 27, 2020 by 28 Comments
So let’s talk about whining in the world of short track racing. Just please stop it right now. On Friday the Tri-Track Open Modified Series announced they were postponing their season opening event at Monadnock Speedway from May 2 to May 9. And the immediate reaction from many on social media was to complain about […]
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