Kyle Larson’s NASCAR spotter fired after Trump, QAnon-related social media activity criticized
NASCAR driver Kyle Larson’s spotter Chris Monez has been let go by Hendrick Motorsports 4 days after his previous social media activity got here beneath fireplace on-line.
Larson raced for Ganassi Motorsports in 2020 earlier than he was suspended for utilizing a racial slur throughout a web based sumulation race.
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Monez, who was Ty Dillon’s spotter in 2020 and joined Hendrick on January 1, has retweeted and appreciated posts by President Trump that criticize coronavirus response measures and the voting course of. He additionally reportedly highlighted tweets that included a QAnon-related hashtag, according to Motorsports.com, and Trump’s suggestion that Bubba Wallace apologize for the uproar that adopted the invention of a rope tied right into a noose in his storage at Talladega Superspeedway in June.
Monez’s posts have been mentioned on Reddit and in an editorial on SpeedwayMedia.com by Joseph Shelton that urged Hendrick and Larson “consider if it is worth keeping this guy around.”
Spotters regulate the race from a platform above the grandstand and radio data to their drivers about what’s taking place round them on the observe.
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Hendrick Motorsports confirmed the dismissal to Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass, however has not formally said the explanation for the choice. Monez has not but stated something about it to social media, however confirmed the information to TobyChristie.com.
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Kyle Larson is becoming a member of Hendrick Motorsports after being fired by Chip Ganassi Racing in April for utilizing a racial slur throughout a web based simulation race. Larson, who’s Japanese American, accomplished a sensitivity coaching course mandated by NASCAR and spent a lot of the 12 months assembly with African American neighborhood leaders in an effort to coach himself about civil-rights points.
NASCAR has not issued a press release on the Monez state of affairs.
