New Headline: NASCAR Pro Daniel Dye Settles $1 Million Racist Tweet Scandal

Daniel Dye has been suspended by NASCAR and his team, Kaulig Racing, after he mocked a fellow driver’s voice as “gay” during a recent livestream. Dye, a 22-year-old competitor in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, was speaking on the Whatnot streaming platform when he launched into a mockery of David Malukas, a Team Penske IndyCar driver, using a high-pitched voice. “He’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, yas, we race Indianapolis, too.

Love Indianapolis. And Roger Penske,’” Dye said, according to The Athletic . “As soon as I start doing a David Malukas gay voice , I hit a gold.

So let’s keep it going. ” After the video circulated on social media on Tuesday, NASCAR issued a statement saying that Dye had been " indefinitely suspended ” over his “insensitive comments. ” The racing organization said he “must complete sensitivity training before he may return to competition.

” Kaulig Racing released a similar statement , saying that the Florida-born racer had been indefinitely suspended from the team “after becoming aware today of comments he made on social media. ” Daniel Dye has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR over ‘insensitive comments’ he made about a fellow driver during a recent livestream (Getty Images) I chose my words poorly, and I understand why it upset people,’ Dye said in a post on X (Getty Images) In a post on X on Tuesday evening, Dye apologized for his remarks, which he described as careless. “I chose my words poorly, and I understand why it upset people,” he said.