Nelson Piquet Jr., driver of the #30 car in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been fined $10,000, required to participate in sensitivity training as directed by NASCAR, and placed on indefinite probation for violating the sanctioning bodys Code of Conduct policy. On September 25, Piquet violated Sections 7-5 (Code of Conduct) and 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2013 NASCAR rule book. ‘Nelson Piquet Jr. recently communicated an offensive and derogatory term that cannot be tolerated in our sport’ said Steve ODonnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations. ‘NASCARs Code of Conduct explicitly spells out in the 2013 rule book our position regarding the use of disparaging terms. We expect our entire industry to abide by this Code.”(NASCAR) TSM Statement: We have spoken to Nelson about his insensitive comment and he understands that such remarks will not be tolerated at Turner Scott Motorsports. TSM expects those associated with the team to uphold professional standards that we can all be proud of. Nelson has assured the team that he has learned his lesson and he knows what it means to represent TSM.(Turner Scott Motorsports) Piquet Statement: ‘I sincerely apologize to everyone for my poor choice of words last week. I did not mean to hurt or offend anyone’ the Brazilian said in a statement. This has been a cultural learning experience that will make me a more sensitive person moving forward.” AND: NASCAR fined Nationwide Series driver Nelson Piquet Jr. $10,000 and placed him on indefinite probation Tuesday for using a homophobic slur on Instagram last week. While commenting on a photo that Nationwide Series driver Parker Kligerman posted of himself, Piquet used a three-letter slur as a one-word description of Kligerman. The word is offensive to a homosexual.( Sporting News )
