{"id":578051,"date":"2026-04-01T07:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/578051\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T07:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T07:28:15","slug":"daniel-dye-splits-with-kaulig-racing-as-nascar-lifts-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/578051\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Dye splits with Kaulig Racing as NASCAR lifts ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2261333027-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Controversial driver splits with team as NASCAR lifts ban\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe #10 Ram driven by Daniel Dye during the 2026 Daytona 500 weekend in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Image: Chris Graythen\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Dye was suspended by NASCAR and Kaulig Racing for <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/nascar-news-2026-truck-series-daniel-dye-homophobic-comments-david-malukas-indycar-live-stream-suspended-details\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">comments he made about IndyCar Series driver David Malukas during a live stream.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NASCAR confirmed he can compete again having completed sensitivity training.<\/p>\n<p>Dye was sanctioned under Section 4.3.C of the NASCAR Rule Book, which states in part that members shall not make \u201ca public statement or communication that criticizes, ridicules, or otherwise disparages another person based upon that person\u2019s race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, or handicapping condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kaulig Racing confirmed it had accepted Dye\u2019s resignation and wished him \u201cgreat success in the pursuit of his personal and professional goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dye said he remains committed to being successful in stock car racing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly thankful for my time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and for the chance to compete with Kaulig Racing alongside some of the most passionate fans in motorsports. At this time, I am stepping away from that role,\u201d said Dye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNASCAR has played a meaningful role in my development, and I don\u2019t take that opportunity lightly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a lot of honest self-reflection and guidance from mentors I trust, I\u2019ve decided the smartest move for my career is to realign my focus on my long-term objective of becoming a successful driver at the highest level of stock car racing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow that I\u2019m reinstated, I\u2019m optimistic about what the future holds and look forward to working hard at my next opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis sport and its fans mean everything to me, and I can\u2019t wait to get back to it focused on the real goal more than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Corey LaJoie will drive the #10 Kaulig Racing Ram for the remainder of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">For more of the latest NASCAR news and analysis, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/us\/tag\/nascar\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Speedcafe US<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The #10 Ram driven by Daniel Dye during the 2026 Daytona 500 weekend in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578052,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-578051","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-motor","11":"tag-motor-sports","12":"tag-motosport","13":"tag-motosports","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578051\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}