Bob Pockrass
FOX Motorsports Insider
NASCAR has reinstated Daniel Dye, however Dye will now not drive for Kaulig Racing.
The 22-year-old Dye missed one truck race beneath an indefinite suspension earlier than finishing sensitivity coaching for feedback he made on a livestream. He mocked the voice of INDYCAR driver David Malukas, made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality (inferences that apparently had no foundation in truth) and raised his voice octaves in tone in a approach of creating enjoyable of homosexual males.
After NASCAR introduced his reinstatement, each Dye and Kaulig introduced Tuesday in separate statements he was leaving the group. Kaulig named former Cup driver Corey LaJoie as Dye’s alternative within the No. 10 truck for the rest of the season. LaJoie has pushed for the group in its “free agent” No. 25 truck, which could have Ty Dillon in that function as an alternative of LaJoie this weekend at Rockingham Speedway.
When he was suspended, Dye put out a press release apologizing for his phrases. In a social media publish Tuesday, Dye indicated he wanted a profession reset.
Dye completed second within the 2022 ARCA standings and was tenth within the 2024 truck standings. He was twentieth within the O’Reilly Sequence final 12 months driving for Kaulig.
“After a variety of trustworthy self-reflection and steerage from mentors I belief, I’ve determined the neatest transfer for my profession is to realign my give attention to my long-term goal of changing into a profitable driver on the highest degree of inventory automotive racing,” Dye mentioned in a press release.
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