NASCAR racer penalized for using smartphone while driving at Daytona
15-year-old Taylor Gray fined $1,000 and put on probation
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Using a smartphone while driving is dangerous and against the law in most places these days. Including race tracks.
Fifteen-year-old ARCA Menards Series driver Taylor Gray has been fined $1,000 and put on probation for the entire 2021 season after he posted a video on social media of himself driving around Daytona International Speedway during a test session last Friday that he shot with a handheld device.
The video was quickly shared on social media and Gray was brought in to discuss the matter with officials from NASCAR, the sanctioning body for the series.
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Fox Sports reporter Bob Pockrass first reported on the penalties for Gray, who drives for David Gilliland Racing, which is co-owned by his grandfather.
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It was the second social media mishap for a DGR driver in as many weeks after Craftsman Truck Series driver Hailie Deegan was heard using a slur during a livestreamed online simulation race and was required by NASCAR to complete a sensitivity training program before the start of the season in February.