Last month NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was suspended for failing a random drug test prior to the race at Darlington. At the time, NASCAR wasn't specific about exactly which drugs were found in Mayfield's system, but the driver was placed on indefinite leave.
Today, an AP report says that NASCAR confirmed that Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines after a court hearing on his suspension. "We will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Jeremy Mayfield did violate the NASCAR substance abuse policy and tested positive for methamphetamines," spokesman Ramsey Poston said.
Mayfield's attorney is arguing that the positive test was the result of a mixture of Adderall for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Claritin-D for allergies. According to the report, that explanation has been repeatedly debunked by NASCAR's program administrator.
NASCAR Confirms Mayfield tested positive for meth
powell_jr says:
12:19 PM, 07/ 1/09
Let all the comments about rednecks and crystal meth begin...why couldn't he have tested positive for THC or LSD.
fuhteng says:
01:22 PM, 07/ 1/09
powell, you beat me to it. Dang it!
estreka says:
03:42 PM, 07/ 1/09
Now how is Mayfield going to get that 'edge'?
ferndalian says:
05:09 AM, 07/ 2/09
He should have just stuck with drinking Red Bull. It doesn't leave you with "meth-mouth".
isaacl says:
09:46 AM, 07/ 2/09
haha powell beat us all to it...
but in discussion with a friend of mine, he stated that maybe NASCAR would actually be interesting if ALL the drivers used meth...especially during the race... viewing entertainment would increase, and we could let natural selection take care of.....
powell_jr says:
12:05 PM, 07/ 2/09
I think it would be more fun if they all took LSD. Cars would be going backward down the track. Other cars would be going 30 MPH. Carl Edwards would be in the infield doing backflips over and over. Jeff Gordon would be taking off his race suit trying to make out with his pit crew and Dale Jr. would probably win every race.