Worth a read...

[jeff]

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar...=ESPNHeadlines

Here are the guts of why she's suing...

The lawsuit details a series of those alleged incidents:

• Grant was forced to work outside more often than the white male officials because her supervisors believed she couldn't sunburn because she was black.

• While riding in the backseat of her car pool at Talladega Superspeedway, co-workers told her to duck as they passed race fans. "I don't want to start a riot when these fans see a black woman in my car," she claims one official said.

• When packing up a dark garage at Texas Motor Speedway an official told Grant: "Keep smiling and pop your eyes out 'cause we can't see you."

• When she ignored advances from co-workers, Grant was accused of being gay. She also claimed co-workers questioned the sexual orientation of two other female officials.


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[RGFan]

So much for the "Drive for Diversity"......This is one black eye that Nascrap did not need.

[Ziggy]

NASCAR is really careful about this kind of stuff.I dont believe it for a second and the jury needs to take a stand and put this COW away.

[b-makk]

NASCAR is really careful about this kind of stuff.I dont believe it for a second and the jury needs to take a stand and put this COW away.

??? I think your post is worth deleting

[Racer21(Roberto)]

yeah, well, i think that 250 million is a bit too much though.

[Chris Tobin]

??? I think your post is worth deleting

I AGREE, what is up with that???

yeah, well, i think that 250 million is a bit too much though.

I think she is asking for too much $ too, but they will settle for much less than that or will be awarded less than that when she wins her case. Which she will probably win if it goes all the way to trial...

[b-makk]

Can't hurt to ask for too much $$$. I'd go for a billion if I was suing Nascar.

[JRod]

Some of her claims sound like pure lawyer bull$#(! to put the case over the top- HOWEVER, some of her claims seem pretty believable and I wouldn't be surprised if she walks away with a pretty penny, or two..... Of course, the question is, how much will it take Na$car coughing up for the gag agreement for her to disappear with her money and never say another word?

[RGFan]

If it is true, that really sucks......You can take Nascar out of the South, but you can not take the South out Nascar.....I am sure there is some lawyer drama built into the case, but usually, where there is smoke, there is fire......Why would they need the "Drive for Diversity" in the first place if there was not a problem....SOmebody trying to make a buck is one thing......But any lawyer worth his/her salt would not take a case of this magnitude, against a powerhouse such as Nascar, with the media related coverage without legitimate proof.

With that being said, I agree, once discovery is completed, if she has a leg to stand on, Nascar will do it's best to shut them up, financially or otherwise....I hope she has security.

[michael_loomis]

I'm sorry, but it sounds like it was all in good fun, until someone got but hurt about something and said, ok, i'll get you.

If you were THAT appalled by the level of racist and sexual jokes, why would you stick around THAT long?