Live Twitch stream broadcasts NASCAR driver Kyle Larson using the N-word during a virtual race
A Twitch livestream broadcast NASCAR driver Kyle Larson using the N-word during a virtual race on Sunday night.
Larson, a driver for Chip Ganassi Racing in the top-level NASCAR Cup Series, appeared unaware that his radio communication was being broadcast to all drivers in the virtual race session, as well as to Twitch viewers. "Hey Kyle, you're talking to everyone, bud," fellow NASCAR driver Anthony Alfredo responded, amid the yells of "Yikes," "Oh my gosh," and "No way did that just happen.
In iRacing, the name of the driver speaking over the radio comes up on the screen while they're talking — hence why Larson's name was listed while the slur was communicated, and why Alfredo's was listed in notifying him that everyone could hear. Larson was listed asConor Daly on Twitch
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