Veteran NASCAR announcer Dave Moody, tagged “The Godfather” in the motorsports grind, has been catching heat from fans and garage watchers lately. His gig on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio has carved him a spot with that raw, no-filter take, the kind that stirs pots and sparks chats.
But fresh words have lit fuses, poking at the thin line between bold calls and fan alienation in a sport where voices shape loyalties.
The flashpoint landed hard on socials, Moody tossing out that NASCAR would fold if Charlotte Douglas Airport blew up, since all the drivers jet to Mexico City. Dropped amid prep for that international sprint south of the border, it hit wrong, especially fresh off a gut-wrenching India crash claiming over 200 lives.
Fans called it tone-deaf quick, and Moody yanked the post,