The NASCAR Cup Series logo printed on the front stretch on Mar. 6, 2020 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, AZ. (Brady Klain/The Republic) Cent02 79le7rp7tty1co1zefrw Original
NASCAR Cup Series managing director Jay Fabian took leave from his role Wednesday after being charged with two felony counts of animal cruelty in North Carolina.
Fabian has a court date set for Sept. 27 in Mecklenburg County. He also faces one misdemeanor count of cruelty to animals.
“NASCAR takes the situation seriously and will continue to gather information as it becomes available. Jay Fabian will step back from his role until this matter is resolved,” NASCAR said in a statement.
Fabian was arrested Monday.
FOX Sports first reported the charges, citing arrest warrants that list July 21 as the date of offense. Per FOX’s report of the allegations, one dog died after being deprived “of all necessary sustenance in which to live,” another dog suffered “extreme dehydration & starvation,” and a third dog was deprived of “necessary sustenance.”
Fabian took over as managing director in 2019 and oversaw the Cup garage. He joined NASCAR in 2016 after working in the Michael Waltrip Racing shop from 2007-15, per the reports.
Fabian’s duties will be shared among several people, per FOX.
–Field Level Media