Mayfield Suspension Talk

NASCAR suspends Sprint Cup driver under terms of drug policy

By Jim Utter - jutter@charlotteobserver.com
Saturday, May. 09, 2009
NASCAR has suspended a Sprint Cup driver under terms of its substance abuse policy - immediately and indefinitely - in advance of Saturday nightís race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, ThatsRacin.com and The Charlotte Observer have learned.

Sources said the driver, who has not been identified by officials, was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and 7-5 (violation of the NASCAR substance abuse policy) of the 2009 NASCAR rule book. The determination was based on findings at last weekendís race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

NASCAR on Saturday declined to discuss the matter, saying that questions would be dealt with in a news conference at the South Carolina track on Saturday at 6 p.m.

Such a suspension would be the first under NASCARís drug policies for a driver at the top level, the Spring Cup Series.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on July 16, 2009 at 5:41pm
Exactly, if he is jerking our chain he is the P.T. Barnum of Meth Heads! (which is a possibility I will still say)
Permalink Reply by Paul on July 16, 2009 at 11:52pm
It was awsome today on the Jim Rome Show (radio). Rome tabed Mayfield as Jeremy Methfield and laid out the reports that he recieved concerning his situation. A lot of the emailers and callers threw blasts of Mayfield and Nascar as whitetrash and so what more should we expect more from these parties. Looking back three months ago I would have never thought that Mayfield would be an acussed tweaker by Nascar. I thought that it was unfair how Ray Evernham was quick to through Mayfield under the bus for exposeing his perversion with a twentysomething Erin Crocker, I mean the next Danica (according to Ray). The new twist which turns this whole ordeal into an episode of Cops live from a trailerpark is the alleged report from Jeremy's stepmom that she witnessed him using meth over thirty times in the last seven years. Truly awsome being that I dwell from a California meth capital Bakersfield.
Permalink Reply by brian campbell on July 17, 2009 at 7:11pm
i thought it was fontana
Permalink Reply by R. ALDRIDGE on July 18, 2009 at 1:30am
I think Erin would be the "previous" Danika.
Permalink Reply by alan4s on July 17, 2009 at 3:36pm
There's a 20 minute interview on the WBTV.com website where Jeremy tells much more of his side of the story. I recommend that anyone truly interested in this topic view the entire thing.
Permalink Reply by alan4s on July 17, 2009 at 4:40pm
There's another 20 minutes of Jeremy talking at FOX Charlotte's website. If Jeremy really is guilty of taking meth, then he should be in line for an Oscar. Listen to his whole story, not just the sound-bites that the NASCAR media wants you to hear.
Permalink Reply by Slider316 on July 17, 2009 at 7:01pm
you're right..he does make a compelling argument. Still don't like the guy after his dumb-ass antics following RG's incident with Biffle at Loudon.
Permalink Reply by TOG on July 17, 2009 at 9:50pm
Thanks for the link Alan. I gotta admit, i am on the fence on this one.
Permalink Reply by 7-7-7 on July 17, 2009 at 11:01pm
That's a great interview and he does have me convinced at this point. It sounds like he's got his ducks in a row (backup tests and film crews) and is looks to be building a very good case for his innosense. If he is telling the truth this could be the end of NASCAR. The only thing that really jumped out at me, that made me question him, was the fact that he waited for 2 years and for his stepmom to file this affidavit before he filed a wrongful death lawsuit against her...that seems to be a little odd. Did she have something on him that was keeping him quiet about his dad's death?...maybe its me, but that looks a little odd.
Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on July 18, 2009 at 1:00am
No, no, no, no no!!!! check my posts on page 28 and 29 explaining why you would wait almost 2 years to file this suit (I am assuming the state where this happened has a 2 yr SOL on wrongful death suits. I am 99% positive it does).. Par for the course actually.... You cant file a suit without providing a basis in your complaint (i.e. your alleged proof) for doing so. It would be thrown out. It could take months to years for the proper facts to come to light to bring a suit like this.
Permalink Reply by 7-7-7 on July 18, 2009 at 2:07am
I hear you! The SOL on Wrongful Death is 2 yrs in NC...Dad died in Sept of 2007. This would be a Civil Lawsuit...not Criminal...I wouldn't think there is a time limit if the authorities every wanted to reopen the case. He's just suing her for Wrongful Death. I just think that the timing is a little odd...like they don't have the evidence that they need against her, but he threw it out there just to discredit her. Whatever happens, either way, it will make a great movie in a few years.
Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on July 18, 2009 at 9:59am
NO STATE has a time limit (SOL) on first degree murder. Some states have SOL on 2nd degree, manslaughter, etc. (granted they tend to be more in the 5-10 year range on these).

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