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Carson Hocevar’s comment has landed him in hot water with his NASCAR Cup team.
Spire Motorsports fined its driver $50,000 and ordered sensitivity training due to his negative remarks about Mexico City before the Cup Series race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. This event marked the first international Cup points race outside the US since 1958. Carson Hocevar, known for his speed but also as crash-prone, referred to Mexico City as a “shithole”, causing embarrassment as his sponsor had never been associated with motorsport. Hocevar apologized for his comments, and Spire, not NASCAR, penalized and mandated sensitivity training for him. The fine money will go to three Mexican charities as a form of reparation.
