NASCAR denies discrimination
By Bob Pockrass
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
NASCAR has denied allegations of racial discrimination and breach of contract in its court filing Tuesday in response to a lawsuit filed by former race team motorcoach driver David Scott.
The allegations stem from a highly publicized 1999 incident at New Hampshire International Speedway in which Scott, who is black, was greeted by a pair of motorcoach drivers, one of whom was wearing a white pillow case over his head as if he were a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
The sanctioning body indefinitely suspended the two drivers involved in the incident.
In his complaint, Scott said he was promised a job with NASCAR in response to the incident. The offer never materialized, with NASCAR only recommending jobs with NASCAR sponsors, Scott alleges.
In its response to the complaint filed in federal court in New York, NASCAR denies the allegations and says Scott "was given several work opportunities which were declined" and "was not qualified" for the racing official job he wanted.
NASCAR also claims that all of its actions "were undertaken in good faith, for good cause and legitimate business reasons unrelated to [his] race." NASCAR has denied allegations of racial discrimination and breach of contract in its court filing Tuesday in response to a lawsuit filed by former race team motorcoach driver David Scott.
The allegations stem from a highly publicized 1999 incident at New Hampshire International Speedway in which Scott, who is black, was greeted by a pair of motorcoach drivers, one of whom was wearing a white pillow case over his head as if he were a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
The sanctioning body indefinitely suspended the two drivers involved in the incident.
In his complaint, Scott said he was promised a job with NASCAR in response to the incident. The offer never materialized, with NASCAR only recommending jobs with NASCAR sponsors, Scott alleges.
In its response to the complaint filed in federal court in New York, NASCAR denies the allegations and says Scott "was given several work opportunities which were declined" and "was not qualified" for the racing official job he wanted.
NASCAR also claims that all of its actions "were undertaken in good faith, for good cause and legitimate business reasons unrelated to [his] race."
