NASCAR Nationwide Series Driver Jeremy Clements Suspended for Using Racial Slur

NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements reportedly used an unidentified racial slur in an interview with a writer at Daytona International Speedway. That slip-up has cost him dearly, as Clements has been indefinitely suspended from racing.David Newton of ESPN provided more details in breaking the news:NASCAR officials would not verify or discuss what Clements said to earn the suspension, only that it was an "intolerable and insensitive remark'' and violated the sanctioning body's Code of Conduct for actions detrimental to stock car racing.Clements violated the code of conduct mentioned by Newton under sections 7-5 and 12-1, which can essentially be defined as actions detrimental to stock car racing, according to Heather Tucker of...

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