Nolan Siegel Apologizes For Profanity-Laced Outburst After Penalty

Nolan Siegel apologized for a profanity-laced outburst on his in-car radio Sunday evening that was crucial of a penalty issued to him by race officers.

Nolan Siegel throughout INDYCAR race weekend at St. Louis 

Through the race at World Vast Expertise Raceway, Siegel was penalized with a drive-through penalty for blocking when being lapped by Scott McLaughlin, who had turned Siegel within the earlier race at Detroit.

Siegel was not proud of the penalty, telling his workforce over the radio: “[Expletive] that [expletive]. Inform Penske to go [expletive] themselves. I would like you to speak to them about that penalty. That’s [expletive] [expletive].”

McLaughlin drives for Staff Penske, and Penske Leisure operates the racing sequence.

“I had an outburst on the radio that ought to not have occurred,” Siegel stated Wednesday on his Instagram story. “So I simply wish to apologize to everybody at Arrow McLaren, everybody on [my No.] 6 automobile, all of our companions, all of our followers which are right here to help us.

“That was not a proud second for me. It’s one thing that I remorse. And it was a mistake. I’ve a whole lot of respect for Scott, for Staff Penske and everybody at INDYCAR which are doing their jobs to the very best of their capacity and doing a very good job.”

McLaughlin posted on X that he and Siegel “had a great chat after the race.” Siegel completed nineteenth within the race and sits twenty first within the sequence standings.

“It’s a stress cooker in INDYCAR,” Siegel stated. “It’s a particularly demanding state of affairs. It was irritating. I let that get to me after I shouldn’t have. I’m human. I make errors.”

Arrow McLaren put out an announcement saying workforce executives had talked to Siegel.

“At Arrow McLaren, we maintain ourselves to the best requirements of professionalism, respect and sportsmanship — on and off the monitor,” the assertion stated. “The language expressed over our radio throughout this previous race weekend doesn’t mirror who we’re as a workforce.

“We don’t condone that habits. We’ve addressed it instantly with Nolan, and he’s taking accountability for his actions. Accountability is a core worth at Arrow McLaren, and we count on each workforce member to symbolize our companions, followers and group with integrity.”

The workforce additionally requested for civility on social media.

“We count on our followers and on-line neighborhood to behave with respect and civility, and we won’t tolerate hate, abuse or discrimination inside our social media platforms,” the workforce assertion stated. “It’s important that we collectively preserve a secure and welcoming neighborhood for all concerned.”

Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR and INDYCAR for FOX Sports activities. He has spent a long time protecting motorsports, together with over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Seaside) Information-Journal. Comply with him on Twitter @bobpockrass.

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