Hopefully the old motto of "any publicity is good publicity" is ringing true this week for NASCAR fans after nearly every news outlet reported the same thing Thursday: NASCAR has settled a $225 million lawsuit over discrimination.
The case, filed with just as much if not more more fanfare back in June, involved a former female official -- Mauricia Grant -- claiming sexual harassment, racial discrimination and other not-so-rosy things that happened during her tenure with NASCAR.
Grant was the first black female to serve as an official within the sport.
News of the settlement came via NASCAR and both sides are refusing to divulge exact figures financially, but a terms of the deal included neither side taking fault for the actions cited in the original lawsuit. And knowing that NASCAR suspended and then fired two officials named in the suit after an internal investigation earlier this summer, I'd imagine the sanctioning body realized it was in a case it couldn't win outright.
I'm sure there were a few faults in Grant's case -- they are almost neccessary when you file such a large suit -- that harmed some of claims, but in the long run, this settlement indicates two things to me.
Settlement should bring positives for NASCAR originally appeared on NASCAR FanHouse on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:12:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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