Larson, who is half Japanese, was a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program.
"I want to say I'm sorry," Larson said in the video."Last night, I made a mistake and said the word that should never ever be said and there’s no excuse for that. I wasn't raised that way, you know, it's just an awful thing to say.""You know, I understand the damage is probably unrepairable and I own up up to that, but i just want to let you all know how sorry I am and I hope everybody is staying safe during these crazy times," Larson said.
NASCAR's iRacing program is an online racing series that virtually mirrors the NASCAR cup series and has attracted a large number of viewers who can witness big-name drivers race and banter with each other.his language during the online race was"both offensive and inappropriate." Larson's sponsors, including McDonald's, Credit One Bank, and Fiserv, ended their deals with him before he was fired. Chevrolet also suspended its relationship with him.
Larson finished his career-best sixth in the season point standings last year and was seventh in this year's standings before NASCAR was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak. The racing star is half-Japanese and a graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program, which was created to attract more minority and women drivers in a sport that has notoriously
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