Jeremy Mayfield’s Lawyer Claims Their July 6 Test Was Negative; Stepmother Says He’s A Longtime Meth User

Jeremy Mayfield told the Associated Press that he doesn't trust anything NASCAR does when asked about news that was revealed Wednesday that sanctioning body has filed court papers alleging that he tested positive for methamphetamines after a July 6 screening conducted by NASCAR testing officials. NASCAR is looking to get Mayfield's indefinite suspension put back in place. The suspension was lifted by court order on July 1. According to the Associated Press the Wednesday filing also i

Jeremy Mayfield doesn?t want to be distraction at Daytona

Mayfield stays away from Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. ? Jeremy Mayfield says he stayed away from Saturday night’s race at Daytona to avoid being a distraction on Independence Day. Mayfield had planned to attend the race after a federal judge lifted his indefinite suspension Wednesday for failing a random drug test. But in a statement e-mailed at the [...]

Drivers react to Mayfield’s reinstatement

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bump-drafting, slingshot passing and restrictor-plate racing weren’t the buzzwords being thrown around Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. There was way more talk about affidavits, B samples, false positives and a judge’s temporary injunction that reinstated suspended NASCAR owner-driver Jeremy Mayfield. A federal judge in Charlotte, N.C., lifted Mayfield’s indefinite suspension Wednesday, [...]

Mayfield Failed Independent Test

Submitted by The Motorsports Soapbox ESPN.com is reporting today that tests performed by an independent laboratory support the original findings that led to Jeremy Mayfield’s indefinite suspension from NASCAR. The name of the individual and the specific test results were blacked out in court documents, but a spokesman for NASCAR confirmed to ESPN that the findings were [...]