{"id":1819,"date":"2021-11-06T17:59:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T09:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2021-11-06T17:59:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T09:59:14","slug":"nascar-sending-kyle-busch-to-sensitivity-training-for-using-r-word-during-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icaridea.com\/?p=1819","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR sending Kyle Busch to sensitivity training for using R-word during interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> close <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/931\/524\/busch-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"NASCAR racing at L.A. Coliseum in 2022\" data-v-13907676> Video <\/p>\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-13907676>NASCAR racing at L.A. Coliseum in 2022<\/h4>\n<p data-v-13907676>The NASCAR season-opening Clash race will be held on a temporary track built in the L.A. Coliseum in 2022. The exhibition race features around 20 of the top drivers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">NASCAR driver Kyle Busch has been ordered to undergo sensitivity training before the start of the 2022 season for using an insensitive term during an interview after Sunday&#8217;s race at Martinsville.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/busch-smoke.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Busch finished second in the Xfinty 500 Cup Series race at Martinsville.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Busch finished second in the Xfinty 500 Cup Series race at Martinsville.<br \/>\n      (Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Busch was complaining about being hit by Brad Keselowski as his rival made a desperate move to pass him on the final straight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I mean, where was he going? What was he going to do? Spin me out? He was trying to do a Harvick is what he was trying to do. For what? For second place? For what? He wasn\u2019t going to transfer through with that. Freaking retarded, man,&#8221; <u>Busch said<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>Neither playoff driver was in position to advance to the Championship 4 at Sunday&#8217;s final in Phoenix, but a second-place finish would&#8217;ve put Busch through if race winner Alex Bowman had been penalized for any infractions during the post-race inspection.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/640\/320\/busch-wreck.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were vying for second and third place as Alex Bowman crossed the finish line to win.\"> <\/p>\n<p>\n      Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were vying for second and third place as Alex Bowman crossed the finish line to win.<br \/>\n      (Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Busch later tweeted, &#8220;In one of my post-race interviews I used a word I should never use and I want to apologize for it,&#8221; but the series said the language violated its conduct guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Busch was not issued a fine and will be allowed to compete at Phoenix on Sunday, Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<p>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the start of the 2021 season, NASCAR Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan received a similar sanction for saying during a livestreamed online simulation race, &#8220;Who\u2019s the retard behind me?&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>close Video NASCAR racing at L.A. Coliseum in 2022 The NASCAR season-opening Clash race will be held on a temporary track built in the L.A. Coliseum in 2022. 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