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 wilks7 on June 10, 2009 at 12:48pm

Maybe JM should have went to Manny and tried a better masking drug....LOL like something that is only prescribed to females

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Sweeney on June 10, 2009 at 12:56pm

There was an update on Jayski today, it said that mayfield is now blaming this on fumes he inhaled during his talladega crash, where his car was on fire. Hmm.

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Permalink Reply by wilks7 on June 10, 2009 at 12:59pm

he inhaled fumes alright straight from a bong!!!...lol

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Permalink Reply by brian campbell on June 10, 2009 at 1:00pm

pseudo ephedrine is used to make meth but when taking RX drugs with pseudo ephedrine in it no matter what combination it does not test positive for meth but it can test positive for amphetamines.

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Permalink Reply by Blues on July 1, 2009 at 4:10pm

Things will start to get interesting now for sure..

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Permalink Reply by Jaci on July 1, 2009 at 4:46pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- A judge lifted Jeremy Mayfield's drug suspension Wednesday, saying the NASCAR driver is free to race at Daytona this weekend.

"The court finds the harm to Mr. Mayfield significantly outweighs any harm to NASCAR,'' U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen said.

NASCAR had indefinitely suspended Mayfield on May 9 after he tested positive for methamphetamines on May 1.

NASCAR chairman Brian France said the organization has no immediate plans to file an appeal, but he didn't rule it out.

"We are disappointed, but we respect the judge's ruling,'' NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said in a statement. "This is only a temporary injunction. The legal case continues beyond this point, and we will continue to make our case.''

Mayfield's attorneys argued Wednesday that Mayfield has never shown any characteristics of a meth abuser and that he never had the opportunity to get his backup "B'' sample tested by an independent laboratory.

Mullen said NASCAR can test Mayfield extensively, including hair samples, to determine "if he's been a methhead or not.''

Outside the courtroom, Poston said NASCAR would indeed test Mayfield if he's in Daytona Beach, Fla., this weekend.

Whether Mayfield will field a car is still a question. After the ruling he said he would definitely be at the speedway but has to work out the money for his race team to be there, too.

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 1, 2009 at 4:30pm

wow. it's going to get good.

Reminds me of when one of my racehorses won a race in 2000, his post race test came up positive for atropine,and he had nothing given to him prior to his race. It turns out that in one of the fields he was turned out in had plants/weeds that contained atropine in them.We appealed,and beat the positive test.That was the first time I ever heard of it, and had no idea how it made a racehorse faster.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on July 1, 2009 at 5:35pm

ya think? :) The lawyers are going to make this highly entertaining for sure! Calculating damages will be a very interesting computation...

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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 1, 2009 at 5:48pm

this was taken from Jenna Fryers Twitter Feed today.

Diehl on other NASCAR drivers claim they'd be afraid to race w/Mayfield ... ``That should increase his winnings if he's the only fella.''