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NASCAR defends firing of former official

NASCAR denied Friday that a former official, now suing for racial discrimination and sexual harassment, ever complained to her superiors about such problems. The former employee often referred to herself with racial stereotypes and was repeatedly reprimanded for tardiness and other behavioral issues, NASCAR said. In addition, NASCAR said the firing of Mauricia Grant last October was legitimate and not an act of discrimination or retaliation. The claims were part of a 29-page document filed Friday in response to Grant's $225 million lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York A former technical inspector for NASCAR's second-tier Nationwide Series, Grant filed suit in June alleging 23 specific incidents of sexual harassment and 34 specific incidents of racial and gender discrimination over the... [read full story]                    

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