Daniel Dye, 22, has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR and will be required to undergo sensitivity training if he hopes to get back behind the wheel. Kaulig Racing has also indefinitely suspended Dye from the organization, “effective immediately after becoming aware today of comments he made on social media.”
Dye was competing full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as part of Kaulig Racing’s new Ram Truck program this year, driving the #10 Ram 1500. He sits 13th in points after finishes of 17th, 13th, and 17th to open the 2026 season. He was also making some NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series appearances with Am Racing early in the year.
What happened
Live-streaming on Whatnot (an online marketplace where sellers host live rapid-fire video auctions and sell items), Dye was handling some trading cards when he started talking about meeting IndyCar driver David Malukas while doing promotional material for the NASCAR Truck/IndyCar doubleheader at St. Petersburg. Others in the stream included NASCAR O’Reilly Series driver Brent Crews, and Crews’ stepfather, Matt Lankford.
Dye admitted to not knowing much about the Team Penske driver, and Dye recalled asking Malukas if he raced on any ovals.
“He was distraught I asked him that question,” said Dye, who then began to mock Malukas with a homophobic voice as he explained what Malukas said in response. Crews walked away during this portion of the video and was not subject to any disciplinary action from NASCAR.
Malukas has not yet publicly commented on the situation.
Before joining Ram for its return to NASCAR, Dye was competing full-time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series, where he has 48 career starts and a best finish of seventh. The majority of those starts came with Kaulig as well. Dye also has 49 Truck starts and was attempting to take part in his third full-time season there before this suspension. He finished as high as second at Nashville in 2024, and ended that year tenth in points. His other notable career moment came in ARCA, winning at the Berlin short track during the 2021 season.
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