{"id":1996577,"date":"2023-08-10T12:37:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-banned-from-cup-series-for-social-media-activity-requests-release-from-team\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T12:38:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T16:38:07","slug":"nascar-driver-banned-from-cup-series-for-social-media-activity-requests-release-from-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-banned-from-cup-series-for-social-media-activity-requests-release-from-team\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR driver seeks team release after Cup series ban due to social media activity."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnascar-driver-banned-from-cup-series-for-social-media-activity-requests-release-from-team%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996577&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>NASCAR Driver Noah Gragson Requests Release from Racing \u2062Club \u200dFollowing Suspension<\/h2>\n<p>NASCAR driver Noah\u200c Gragson has made\u200d a request to be released from his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-bobby-east-killed-in-calif-stabbing\/\" title=\"NASCAR driver Bobby East killed in Calif. stabbing\">racing club<\/a> after being indefinitely suspended due to his Instagram activity. Gragson, \u200d25, was suspended by Legacy Motor Club earlier this month for \u2063liking a meme on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> \u200cthat mocked\u2064 George Floyd, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nascar-driver-banned-from-cup-series-for-social-media-activity-requests-release-from-team\/\" title=\"NASCAR driver seeks team release after Cup series ban due to social media activity.\">black \u200bman \u200ctragically killed<\/a> by a Minneapolis \u200cpolice officer \u200din\u2064 2020. In a statement \u2063released on Thursday, Gragson expressed his\u2062 desire to take time to work through the \u200cNASCAR reinstatement process.<\/p>\n<h3>Seeking a Second Chance<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;I \u200dlove racing, and I am looking forward to a second chance to\u200d compete for wins at the highest level of NASCAR \u2014 and most importantly, make my family, my\u2062 team, and the fans proud \u2063of me once again,&#8221; Gragson&#8217;s statement read.<\/p>\n<p>Gragson&#8217;s absence will be filled by Josh Berry, 32, \u2062in \u2062the upcoming races for the team. The team also includes Jimmie Jones, driving\u2062 no.\u2063 84, and Erik Jones driving No. 43.\u2064 Berry will be \u200dtaking \u200bover Gragson&#8217;s\u200c No. 42.<\/p>\n<h3>Actions \u200bNot Aligned with Team Values<\/h3>\n<p>Legacy \u2062Motor Club \u2064cited Gragson&#8217;s actions as the reason for\u200b his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-oversight-board-to-decide-whether-trumps-ban-will-be-permanent\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s \u2018Oversight Board\u2019 To Decide Whether Trump\u2019s Ban Will Be Permanent\">indefinite suspension<\/a>, stating that \u200bthey &#8220;do not \u2062represent the values of our team.&#8221; Cal Wells III,\u2062 the\u200d club&#8217;s CEO, expressed pride in Gragson\u2063 for\u200b taking ownership \u200cof \u200chis actions and expressed confidence that he will come \u2062back\u200d stronger after working through the process with NASCAR.<\/p>\n<h3>Apology \u2064and Reflection<\/h3>\n<p>Shortly after his suspension, Gragson \u2063issued an apology for liking the meme. &#8220;I understand the\u200b severity of this situation,&#8221; Gragson&#8217;s \u2064apology read. &#8220;I love and appreciate everyone. I\u200b try to treat everyone equally no matter who they are. I messed up plain and \u2062simple.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE\u200c TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASCAR driver Noah Gragson, 25, seeks release from racing club following indefinite suspension for engaging with an Instagram meme mocking George Floyd, a black man tragically killed by a Minneapolis police officer. 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