AUTO RACING: Larson fired after sponsors drop NASCAR driver over slur

  • Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 McDonald's Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, in Avondale, Arizona. (CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/Getty Images/TNS)
    Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 McDonald's Chevrolet, stands on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 07, in Avondale, Arizona. (CHRISTIAN PETERSEN/Getty Images/TNS)

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As sponsor after sponsor dropped Kyle Larson after he used a racial slur during a live-streamed virtual race, his NASCAR team owner was backed into a corner.

    Chip Ganassi could l…