Racist rant costs track announcer his fill-in job

Algona, Iowa — An Iowa race track said Thursday that it will cut ties with an announcer who went on a racist rant against Black fans and athletes who kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial inequality.

The Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa, said its leaders "do not condone" the comments made by the announcer before the races on July 15 but called them an isolated incident. The speedway and the county's fair board said its management didn't hear the announcer's comments when he said them, and that they only came to their attention through a social media post earlier Thursday.