NASCAR Driver Suspended For Mocking IndyCar Driver On Livestream

Fox Sports / Outkick ^ | 17 March 2026 | Matt Reigle

[WhiteHatBobby0701]

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Daniel Dye will be out of his truck indefinitely after making comments about IndyCar driver David Malukas during a livestream.

Dye was doing a livestream for the shopping app Whatnot when he started telling a story about meeting Malukas at an event to promote the IndyCar and Craftsman Truck Series doubleheader in St. Petersburg several weeks ago.

The story started off being about how Dye didn't know who Malukas was and thought he was a driver in the Mazda MX-5 Cup, not a driver on one of the top teams in IndyCar.

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[WhiteHatBobby0701]

Malukas had mocked himself at St. Petersburg. Malukas said he had been called "Little David" for such a long time that now he was at a top team he was "Big Dave" at this team he was now driving.

The whole point was Malukas had become "Big Dave" and Dye was trying to reference "Little David" and play the "Little David" voice.

And we know NASCAR drivers are prone to comedy skits. His choice of words on the livestream were wrong. Probably Malukas and Dye will meet for lunch one of these days because it was evident that he was referring to Malukas' own comments about moving to the big time.

[albie]

Whatever. Free speech continues to lose its luster

[Hoboto]

NASCAR is the worst form of racing in the world.

They should adopt the Aussie V8 Supercar rules.

[God luvs America]

Its utterly ridiculous they suspended him for that...its also utterly ridiculous a guy who races trucks is mocking an open wheel driver whose cars average over 230 MPH on an oval...

[The Louiswu]

Trash talking might hurt someone’s feelings don’t ya know. Bad driver, bad!!
Imagine Dick Butkus getting flagged for pointing out the shortcomings of the offensive lineman who’s trying to stop him 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Absolutely ridiculous.

[Stonewall1]

So would they ban Ricky Bobby?