NASCAR Suspends Clements Indefinitely
NASCAR has suspended driver Jeremy Clements indefinitely for violating the sanctioning body’s Code of Conduct. (HHP/Alan Marler Photo)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Jeremy Clements, a driver in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, has been indefinitely suspended from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s Code of Conduct.
On Feb. 23 at Daytona Int’l Speedway, Clements was found to have 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.”
NASCAR has declined to reveal exactly what Clements said to lead to the suspension.
“I apologize and regret what I said to the NASCAR writer and to NASCAR, my sponsors, my fans, and my team. NASCAR has a Code of Conduct that everyone must follow and I unintentionally violated that code,” Clements said in a statement after NASCAR issued the suspension. “I will not get into specifics of what I said but my comment to the writer was in no way meant to be disrespectful or insensitive to anyone or to be detrimental to NASCAR or the NASCAR Nationwide Series. I will do what I need to do in order to atone for my error in judgment.”
Posted by NSSN Staff
on Feb 27 2013 Filed under Latest Headlines, NASCAR, Nationwide.
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