NASCAR accused of racial discrimination in $500M lawsuit

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A Georgia man has filed a $500 million race discrimination lawsuit against NASCAR and its race teams, claiming his attempts to make NASCAR more racially diverse were rebuffed by the sanctioning body.

Terrance Cox III, who operated Diversity Motorsports Racing and who founded a group to protest what it views as injustices of NASCAR by sponsors and team owners toward the minority community, filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in New York.

Cox claims that NASCAR, racetrack operator International Speedway Corp. and its race teams have not made any efforts to have corporate sponsors support an African-American team. That lack of corporate sponsors is an "almost insurmountable obstacle to the integration of NASCAR," according to the lawsuit.

According to the complaint, Cox's potential sponsors were encouraged by NASCAR to not work with him but instead associate themselves with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. It also refused to promote various programs Cox created to help make NASCAR more diverse, the lawsuit stated, and that his efforts to work with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program were ignored.

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dpkimmel2001 said:
A Georgia man has filed a $500 million race discrimination lawsuit against NASCAR and its race teams, claiming his attempts to make NASCAR more racially diverse were rebuffed by the sanctioning body.

Terrance Cox III, who operated Diversity Motorsports Racing and who founded a group to protest what it views as injustices of NASCAR by sponsors and team owners toward the minority community, filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court in New York.

Cox claims that NASCAR, racetrack operator International Speedway Corp. and its race teams have not made any efforts to have corporate sponsors support an African-American team. That lack of corporate sponsors is an "almost insurmountable obstacle to the integration of NASCAR," according to the lawsuit.

According to the complaint, Cox's potential sponsors were encouraged by NASCAR to not work with him but instead associate themselves with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Tony Stewart. It also refused to promote various programs Cox created to help make NASCAR more diverse, the lawsuit stated, and that his efforts to work with the NASCAR Drive for Diversity program were ignored.

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I am in no position to comment on anything definitively but it sounds like Mr Cox III is bitter because his solutions for racial diversity in Nascar were ignored in favor of a different diversity program. IDK if Cox III is a true believer or a publicity hound attempting to feather his own nest as is sometimes the case in these situations.

If a driver has some skill and can attract sponsorship dollars he or she can race for a longtime and it doesn't matter if you are 4' 4" or 6'4", 100 pounds or 300 pounds or if you are 18 years of age or 68 years of age. It sounds to me that Mr. Cox III would be better served ingratiating himself with and networking with potential sponsors as opposed to instituting legal action that will not bear any fruit anyway.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
So what if your ideas are ignored, Mr. Cox III? Happens all the time in business. Dream on about getting anything out of NASCAR.
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I agree as Mr. Cox III seems to be more focused on the process and who gets credit instead of being a part of something that gets the desired results. I routinely get ignored in my own household and have never brought legal action.....:D
 
blanston said:
Somehow Steve Harvey is mixed up in this too.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/new...y-and-earned-a-racial-discrimination-lawsuit/
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Steve Harvey had this to say:

"Due to the blatant racism directed at myself, as well as my partners, we will be moving forward with a lawsuit in an attempt to sue Indycar. Indycar's intolerance towards minorities will not be accepted by us."


"I'm sorry. I've made a mistake. We ain't suing Indycar, we suing Nascar. That's my fault. If you don't believe me, it says so right here on the documents. We suing Nascar. They the racist ones."

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utvol0427 said:
Steve Harvey had this to say:

"Due to the blatant racism directed at myself, as well as my partners, we will be moving forward with a lawsuit in an attempt to sue Indycar. Indycar's intolerance towards minorities will not be accepted by us."


"I'm sorry. I've made a mistake. We ain't suing Indycar, we suing Nascar. That's my fault. If you don't believe me, it says so right here on the documents. We suing Nascar. They the racist ones."

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ToyYoda said:
I doubt he'll get $500 out of this let alone $500,000,000.
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Gotta figure that NASCAR would rather spend 500 mil defending itself aganist the lawsuit than make any concessions on this one.
 
Some attorney(s) are taking a shot NASCAR’ll settle a nuisance suit out of court.

A settlement is reached. It’s sealed. Both sides express satisfaction with the outcome.

It happens.
 
R Clarence said:
Some attorney(s) are taking a shot NASCAR’ll settle a nuisance suit out of court.

A settlement is reached. It’s sealed. Both sides express satisfaction with the outcome.

It happens.
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One of the first rules of filing a lawsuit is to be sure to go after somebody with deep pockets.

At least they got that part right.
 
Glad NASCAR is countersuing this idiot. Harvey's remarks confirm this guy is off his rocker (protest Coke?!) Too many times, big corporations just roll over and get screwed by frivolous lawsuits.
 
blanston said:
Somehow Steve Harvey is mixed up in this too.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/new...y-and-earned-a-racial-discrimination-lawsuit/
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For a moment all I could think of was Paul Harvey and I wondered what a dead guy had to do with any of this lol.

AndyMarquisLive said:
https://twitter.com/IAmSteveHarvey/status/778242386577223680
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And there we have the rest of the story. Thank you very, very much for posting the info as I hate to see someone declared guilty by association unless it is Brian France. Steve Harvey don't like no fast ass cars.

29-4 said:
Glad NASCAR is countersuing this idiot. Harvey's remarks confirm this guy is off his rocker (protest Coke?!) Too many times, big corporations just roll over and get screwed by frivolous lawsuits.
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In my state if you are a corporation and someone files suit against your company you must retain council. If the suit is for only 500 bucks and it costs 2500 for an attorney what are you going to do. I had a couple of older jackasses file nuisance suits against me and the way I got rid of each one was to threaten to subpoena their wife and that put the fear of God into them.
 
Matthew2470 said:
While many of the fans are racists I don't think NASCAR is racist.
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When you say many Nascar fans are racists can you make an estimate of what that looks like as percentage? With Nascar being predominantly white and an older I am not disputing what you are saying at all or in anyway being argumentative.
 
What is an "african american" team?

From what Ive seen on TV, several NASCAR teams have people of all races on the pitcrew & garage team. Which is great. Diversity FTW.

Isnt wanting a team for just black Americans.. well... racist?
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
When you say many Nascar fans are racists can you make an estimate of what that looks like as percentage? With Nascar being predominantly white and an older I am not disputing what you are saying at all or in anyway being argumentative.
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Go to a race in the south and count confederate flags. That should give you an idea. :)

Or maybe they replaced their flags with silly looking "Make America Great Again" hats that were made in China. :lol2:
 
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ChexOrWrex said:
What is an "african american" team?

From what Ive seen on TV, several NASCAR teams have people of all races on the pitcrew & garage team. Which is great. Diversity FTW.

Isnt wanting a team for just black Americans.. well... racist?
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Not when the sport is almost exclusively white.

I, for one, would love to see more diversity in the field in general.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Not when the sport is almost exclusively white.

I, for one, would love to see more diversity in the field in general.
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A team created for strictly black people is the pure definition of racism.

"Why cant I have this job?" 'Your skin color. No whites allowed.'

Plenty of teams have hired folks of several racial backgrounds. A lot of pit crews are stacked with former NCAA athletes.

Maybe an issue of a lack of diversity is that POC arent terribly interested in the sport and choose not to apply for hire?

You can't just block hiring of a certain race of people in an effort to "be more diverse in skin color". Thats totally cheapening the entire idea of attracting a diverse community.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
A team created for strictly black people is the pure definition of racism.

"Why cant I have this job?" 'Your skin color. No whites allowed.'

Plenty of teams have hired folks of several racial backgrounds. A lot of pit crews are stacked with former NCAA athletes.

Maybe an issue of a lack of diversity is that POC arent terribly interested in the sport and choose not to apply for hire?

You can't just block hiring of a certain race of people in an effort to "be more diverse in skin color". Thats totally cheapening the entire idea of attracting a diverse community.
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Maybe people of color aren't interested in the sport because of it's dark past, or because they are greeted by a bunch of necks with racist pride flags when they go to a race.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Maybe people of color aren't interested in the sport because of it's dark past, or because they are greeted by a bunch of necks with racist pride flags when they go to a race.
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So youre saying POC stray away from the sport because of the fans - not the actual sport itself?

Maybe POC arent interested in the sport for the same reason the sport's ratings are tanking, ticket sales are plummeting, and general interest is falling - because NASCAR's marketing teams cant find a way to make the sport more interesting than just cars going in circles for 3 hours. Its an incredibly boring sport to most.

Just for the record, every race I've been to I have seen every sort of race of people & each & every one of them is as welcoming as the next. Whether it be casual chit chat or offering to join a tailgate. I really dont think NASCAR has a racism issue. It has a general interest issue.
 
No, I don't think NASCAR itself is racist. Said that earlier. I don't think Brian France endorsing the Scourge of America on national television helped the sport's image any though.

I've seen all sorts of things. One short track I went to one night, some dude showed up for the Halloween race wearing a KKK outfit -- and I'm pretty sure it was a genuine article. There were some black people there who were just disgusted.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
A team created for strictly black people is the pure definition of racism.

"Why cant I have this job?" 'Your skin color. No whites allowed.'

Plenty of teams have hired folks of several racial backgrounds. A lot of pit crews are stacked with former NCAA athletes.

Maybe an issue of a lack of diversity is that POC arent terribly interested in the sport and choose not to apply for hire?

You can't just block hiring of a certain race of people in an effort to "be more diverse in skin color". Thats totally cheapening the entire idea of attracting a diverse community.
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Separate this idiot's "program" from NASCAR's Drive for Diversity, which is not limited to African Americans.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
There were some black people there who were just disgusted.
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Everybody there shoulda been disgusted - thats f'ing deplorable.

aunty dive said:
Separate this idiot's "program" from NASCAR's Drive for Diversity, which is not limited to African Americans.
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Oh yeah I totally get that NASCAR's D4D is quite welcoming.

I am just astounded at the plaintiff's hypocrisy. Theres so many guys behind the scenes, from diverse backgrounds, that do not get the limelight so the general public doesnt recognize them.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
Go to a race in the south and count confederate flags. That should give you an idea. :)

Or maybe they replaced their flags with silly looking "Make America Great Again" hats that were made in China. :lol2:
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I am not going to touch the flag debate with a 10 foot pole but I will say I have been to many races down south and have not experienced any racist talk or seen any racist actions but I blend in with everyone else so it is unlikely I would. Overwhelmingly the biggest problems I have ever had with attending Nascar races are drunks and drunks that feel the need to remain standing every lap waving their favorite driver along.
 
Skoalbandit33 said:
Overwhelmingly the biggest problems I have ever had with attending Nascar races are drunks and drunks that feel the need to remain standing every lap waving their favorite driver along.
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Same here. Another chief annoyance, after the race, the fans that feel the need to empty their cooler of ice while still in the stands --- not bothering to think
of the people UNDER the stands leaving the track.
 
TexasRaceLady said:
Same here. Another chief annoyance, after the race, the fans that feel the need to empty their cooler of ice while still in the stands --- not bothering to think
of the people UNDER the stands leaving the track.
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I hated that too and I didn't like getting sprayed every time someone in front of me or behind me popped a can either. I preferred a beer shower to a Coke shower though.
 
Reck said:
Has suing a sport ever worked?
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Welcome to NASCAR Chat, Sir! If you ever have any beginner questions about the sport or cheating and whatnot, feel free to ask!


...or are you like an alligator in the water, waiting for this thread to fall into your pond? :D
 
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