NPR and NASCAR just don't mix. National Public Radio has waded into the Jeremy Mayfield scandal with an All Things Considered story entitled, "Will drug scandal crush NASCAR fans?" The implication in the headline is that you, as a NASCAR fan, could be crushed by news that a driver who has not been relevant for years has been called a drug user by a sanctioning body that tends to make up the rules as it goes along. NASCAR fans have lived through far worse without being "crushed." The openin
A prominent NASCAR driver tested positive for methamphetamines a second time. Now his mom is telling tales on him to national media. NASCAR’s drug testing is a recent phenomenon, and with the Jeremy Mayfield scandal causing such a ruckus, sportswriter Ryan McGee fears NASCAR’s attempts to lure new fans to the sport will be crushed. NPR’s Guy Raz, host of All Things Considered , talks with McGee about what this scandal will do to NASCAR’s reputation.
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