Friendly banter between drivers is as common as the roar of engines on the track in NASCAR. Recently, a lighthearted exchange unfolded on X (Formerly, Twitter) between Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson and 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace, two prominent figures in NASCAR with a shared history.
Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion, faced a suspension from NASCAR in 2020 due to his use of a racial slur during an iRacing event. Larson, intending to convey a private message, inadvertently transmitted the offensive term to all race participants and viewers through public live streams.