One week after NBC said it was investigating IndyCar analyst and former driver Paul Tracy over a racist comment he allegedly made on Facebook, the network has not made a decision on his fate.

Tracy, who finished second at the Indianapolis 500 behind Helio Castroneves in 2002, told IndyStar on Friday morning, "I have not heard anything from NBC," regarding a decision on his job as analyst, adding that he technically isn't a current NBC employee.

Original story:Paul Tracy being investigated by NBC over controversial Facebook post

His contract with the network to cover the racing series is year-to-year and runs from the first race of the season to the last, he said. The season starts in March and ends in September.

Tracy's racing analyst bio page is active on the NBC Sports Group website. An NBC spokesman said Thursday night, "We continue to look into the matter."

When asked whether there was a timeline for when a decision would be made or whether it could detail what measures the network was using to investigate, NBC responded, "Not at this time. We continue to look into the matter."

The controversy began last week when a comment was made on Facebook — from an account bearing the name Paul Tracy — to Indianapolis resident Chris Cunningham saying that he had invited immigrants to a party at Cunningham's house "to listen to you play a mini guitar, then they are going to rape your wife then you."

When sent a screenshot of the post last week, Tracy told IndyStar that he is the victim of fake social media accounts. He later said his original account had been hacked.

NBC sent IndyStar a statement last week about Tracy: “We are aware of the issue, and take it very seriously. Paul insists that he did not write the offensive posts. We’re continuing to investigate the situation.”

Tracy said Friday he has sent the network "everything I can find out" to clear his name.

"I did not do this," Tracy said. "I have had plenty of people (throughout) my career attack me personally saying I was not good enough, would never win a race, I should be fired by Penske or (Team Kool) Green. I have never engaged with them back and forth. Why would I get into it with someone I don’t know about something I don’t even care about?"

Tracy said he alerted Facebook that his account was compromised and that there are fake accounts in his name. He also said he changed his pass codes and closed his account to the public.

Cunningham, who has several mutual friends with Tracy on Facebook, said the mini guitar mentioned in the controversial post refers to a mandolin that Cunningham plays. Tracy knows that about him, Cunningham says, while it's unlikely a fake Tracy would.

After seeing the offensive comment, Cunningham said he told Tracy he was taking it public. Cunningham's wife tagged NBCSports and IndyCar Series in a post asking, "You OK with this?"

After NBC and IndyCar were alerted about the post allegedly made by Tracy, the Tracy account that made the comment blocked Cunningham on Facebook. Tracy's verified Twitter account then began to feature posts showing what he called fake accounts using his name.

That verified Tracy Twitter account blocked Cunningham's wife on Twitter.

"If it was a fake Facebook post, why would the verified Paul Tracy block my wife?" Cunningham said.

A Canadian-born former IndyCar, CART and Champ Car driver, Tracy has worked five seasons as an analyst for NBCSN, a pay television channel owned by NBC Sports Group.

As a driver, Tracy had 31 wins, 74 podiums and 25 pole positions in CART and IndyCar. During the 2003 season, he won the CART/Champ Car World Series season title.

Tracy is known in racing circles for his lightning rod personality. In July, he told reporters in Canada that IndyCar's current drivers are too "vanilla" and "corporate."

"I was OK with being the guy that wore the black hat in this series for a long time," Tracy told "The Canadian Press." "That's kind of what the series is lacking, I think, in terms of trying to promote the series. Everyone wants to be the good guy and no wants to be the bad guy."

In March, NBC acquired the television rights to the Indianapolis 500 after it had been with ABC for 54 years. Indianapolis Motor Speedway spokesman Alex Damron said last week the comments allegedly made by Tracy "are inappropriate and we believe NBC is taking the appropriate steps by looking into the matter."

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