Speed Channel has suspended pit reporter Ray Dunlap one week for making disparaging remarks about Hispanics during a recent appearance on the Speed show “Tradin’ Paint.”

Dunlap will not appear on Saturday’s Speed broadcast of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville, Va., but is expected to return for the following week’s broadcast from Atlanta Motor Speedway.

“NASCAR is incredibly disappointed in remarks made by Ray Dunlap. His remarks do not reflect NASCAR’s values,” NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said.

“We were in contact with Speed executives right away and fully support the steps they’ve taken.”

Speed spokesman Erik Arneson on Thursday confirmed that Dunlap has been suspended for one week for “inappropriate comments,” and should return the following week.

“Ray has been on the air every week since coverage of the Craftsman Truck Series started here in 2004,” Arneson said. “We’ve had no other similar episodes and don’t expect any in the future.”

Dunlap, reached Thursday by phone, apologized for his comments.

“As a guest on ‘Tradin’ Paint,’ you try to be edgy, controversial and entertaining. In a failed attempt at humor, I obviously crossed the line between funny and insensitive. For that, I am deeply sorry,” he said.

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