Was NASCAR right by suspending driver for remarks?

Jeremy Clements was reinstated by NASCAR Wednesday (Getty Images)
Jeremy Clements was suspended by NASCAR Wednesday (Getty Images)
Jeremy Clements was suspended by NASCAR Wednesday (Getty Images)

NASCAR indefinitely suspended Nationwide Series driver Jeremy Clements Wednesday for violating the sanctioning body’s code of conduct.

Clements finished 33rd in Saturday’s Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway. During an interview Clements said something to a reporter, what that was hasn’t been released.  But according to NASCAR Clements violated Sections 7-5 (NASCAR’s Code of Conduct) and 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing).

“During the course of an interview, Jeremy Clements made an intolerable and insensitive remark,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR senior vice president of racing operations. “NASCAR has a Code of Conduct that’s explicitly spelled out in the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book. We fully expect our entire industry to adhere to that Code.” MORE>>>

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.