NASCAR Fans Announce 'Boycott' Of Popular Driver originally appeared on The Spun.
NASCAR fans have announced a "boycott" of a popular driver and his team in the wake of a controversial firing.
A NASCAR team member has reportedly been fired for his comments on Mexico City. The NASCAR team member was critical of Mexico City, following last weekend's Cup Series race in the country. The NASCAR team spotter said that he couldn't wait to get out of Mexico City.
Tab Boyd, a spotter for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s team, apparently got scammed outside of his hotel.
"I'm ready to go home, screw this place, people can talk it up all they want…can't even walk out the front door of the hotel without getting hustled and money snatched…in less than 5 minutes. Good area my (expletive)," he reportedly shared on social media over the weekend.
He was ultimately fired.
"You know, obviously, that's an unfortunate deal. The team let Tab Body go this week, and we got Clayton Hughes to come fill in. I've never worked with Clayton. You know, obviously, I think the concern for me is trying to get on the same page as quickly as we can knowing that, like you said, the schedule coming up, going to Atlanta next week could be a very important race for our team and trying to get us into the Playoffs and put us in the right position," Stenhouse Jr. announced last week.
NASCAR fans aren't happy with the decision, though. Some NASCAR fans have announced that they will be boycotting the Stenhouse team.
"NASCAR and gutless team owners! Why does anyone watch NASCAR?" one fan wrote.
"This is extremely harsh unless there are some comments I missed," one fan added.
"The Mexico trip has turned into one unforced error after another by NASCAR virtue police," one fan added.
"He didn’t even say anything bad…" one fan added.
Tab Boyd getting fired from Hyak is prof that cancel culture is still alive and we'll. This is the post Tab got fired over. Maybe @HYAKMotorsports should worry more about the performance of their team and less about a employee sharing his personal experience in Mexico pic.twitter.com/7oBZBhhEJa
— C. Bird (@CBird73936300) June 21, 2025
What you say on social media can always come back to bite you, no matter how valid you think your opinion is.
While NASCAR fans are upset by the firing, clearly, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s team felt that it was the right decision.
It sounds like they'll have people rooting against them moving forward.
NASCAR Fans Announce 'Boycott' Of Popular Driver first appeared on The Spun on Jun 23, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jun 23, 2025, where it first appeared.
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