The worst part of the Kyle Larson situation is as an African American fan of NASCAR, fans have pretty much been the exact opposite of what happened tonight... I’ve been a fan since ‘97 and been to a bunch of races since ‘04 and never once did I feel out of place.
Hell, at my first race a guy saw that me and my dad didn’t have any radio equipment.. saw I was a Jeff Gordon fan (he was a Sr/Jr fan) and let me borrow his radio so I could hear it. From then on, I wasn’t afraid to be a fan. It felt like a home when I went.
This isn’t an endgame for me with the sport. I’m not gonna “take my money elsewhere”. But NASCAR & Kyle can’t wash over this and think it’ll go away on its own. Own up to it and understand the consequences that may come.
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