BSNews! NASCAR Releases List! Random Morality Testing To Begin Immediately

June 17, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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In light of recent events that took place last week during the Nationwide race in Nashville, TN., during which two sponsor reps from one team claim a racial slur was directed at their driver by an opposing crew chief after a pit lane collision, NASCAR officials have decided to crack down and crack down hard! After gathering second hand information of the incident, NASCAR has indefinitely suspended the crew chief in question under Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of

Side By Side: Is Racism NASCAR’s Responsibility To Investigate?

June 17, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Today’s Question: NASCAR suspended Nationwide No. 62 team’s crew chief Bryan Berry last Thursday, citing Section 12-1: “Actions detrimental to stock car racing…involved in an altercation with another team”. It was later revealed through various media outlets that Berry allegedly said a racial slur in reference to Marc Davis, the 19-year old driver of the No. 10. Since the announcement, there has been sporadic coverage of the suspension by the major NASCAR networks and no official statement

NASCAR crew chief suspended for racial slur at black driver

June 11, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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I applaud NASCAR and Rusty Wallace for taking this seriously. Read on from ESPN.com: NASCAR suspended crew chief Bryan Berry indefinitely on Thursday for what his team owner, Rusty Wallace, termed “an alleged racial slur” against African-American driver Marc Davis at last Saturday night’s Nationwide race. NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston termed the violation “an inappropriate comment that won’t be tolerated.” Berry is crew chief for Brendan Gaughan on the Wallace team. During Saturda

NASCAR: Slur nets driver a ban – St. Augustine Record

June 11, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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St. Augustine Record, FL CHARLOTTE, NC--The crew chief for Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan was suspended indefinitely Thursday for using a racial slur about rival driver Marc Davis, who is black. Bryan Berry apparently used the slur as he walked toward the Nashville

Nationwide Series Crew Chief Bryan Berry Suspended Indefinitely For Alleged Racial Slur Directed At Driver

June 11, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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Nationwide Series crew chief Bryan Berry was suspended indefinitely on Wednesday by NASCAR for allegedly using a racial slur to refer to driver Marc Davis during the running of the Federated Auto Parts 300 Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. Berry is the crew chief for Nationwide Series rookie Brendan Gaughan, who drives for Rusty Wallace Inc. Gaughan and Davis, who is black, were involved in a pit road accident during the event. Davis, who competes part-time in the Nationwide Serie

Rusty Wallace’s Nationwide Nightmare

June 11, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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"I hope to God you didn't do what they said you did," remarked ESPN Nationwide Series analyst Rusty Wallace. He wasn't in a TV production meeting yelling at a pit reporter or at the shop discussing the on-track antics of his racing son, Steven. Wallace was standing toe-to-toe with his own employee, Bryan Berry. On Thursday, Berry was suspended indefinitely from NASCAR for using a racial slur against the only African-American driver in the Nashville Nationwide field named Marc Davis. During the

NASCAR crew chief suspended for using racial slur (WIS News 10 Columbia)

June 11, 2009 by Nascar Motor Racing  
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The crew chief for Nationwide Series driver Brendan Gaughan has been suspended indefinitely for using a racial slur about rival driver Marc Davis, who is black.