NASCAR driver Daniel Dye was indefinitely suspended Tuesday — the second known major penalty of his racing career — for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas during a recent livestream. In the video, which circulated Tuesday on social media, Dye was on a livestream opening trading card pac ks and recalled speaking with Malukas in February at the IndyCar Firestone Grand Prix in St. Petersburg. Dye said he asked Malukas if he “races on any ovals.” “He’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, yas, we race Indianapolis, too. Love Indianapolis. And Roger Penske. I love Roger. Love you, Roger!’” Dye said, using voices that made inferences about Malukas’ sexuality. “As soon as I start doing a David Malukas ‘gay voice’ I get a gold so let’s keep it going.” Dye apologized to Malukas in a social media post, calling his comments “careless.” “I chose my words poorly and I understand why it upset people,” he wrote. “I’m sorry to anyone who was offended. That’s now I want to represent myself. “I have some close friends in the LBGT+ community who would never want to feel less of themselves because of what I said, and that’s exactly why I should hold myself to a higher standard.” He said conversations with those friends made him recognize that “a true friend would know better than to act the way I did.” NASCAR Mar 2 NASCAR team co-owned by Michael Jordan delivering perfect start to season NASCAR Jan 12 Explaining NASCAR's new championship format for 2026: ‘The Chase' is back Malukas, a 24-year-old driver for Team Penske, often posts pictures on social media with a girlfriend. Dye is a Truck Series driver for Kaulig Racing, which also suspended him. NASCAR ordered Dye to undergo sensitivity training. This is the second time Dye has been suspended. He was 18 and racing in the ARCA series when he was arrested at a Dayona Beach, Florida, high school and charged with felony battery for approaching a classmate and punching the student in the groin area. The victim was treated at a hospital for a potential ruptured testicle. Dye said it was a game and he’d be exonerated. He was instead indefinitely suspended by ARCA, a lower-tier series owned by NASCAR. Dye was reinstated when the charge was reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor. Dye in his third full season of racing in the Truck Series. He moved to Kaulig Racing this year to drive for Ram in the automaker’s return to NASCAR competition. Through three races, his best finish is 13th at Atlanta. Dye raced at St. Petersburg, Florida, in the Truck Series when NASCAR partnered its third-tier series with IndyCar’s season opener. Malukas made his Team Penske debut that same weekend. ...read more read less