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.
Tags: Crush, Drug Scandal, Drug Testing, Guy Raz, Jeremy Mayfield, Mom, Nascar, Nascar Driver, Nascar Fans, Phenomenon, Reputation, Ruckus, Ryan Mcgee, Second Time, Sport, Sportswriter, Telling Tales
It's Not A Sport, It's A Business: The Start And Park Phenomenon Threatening NASCAR's Future Frontstretch Special Report Bryan Davis Keith and Doug Turnbull ·Wednesday March 11, 2009 At Fontana just a few short weeks ago, millions of NASCAR fans everywhere breathed a sigh of relief. After offseason talk there wouldn’t be enough teams to fill the field in each of its top three divisions, the Cup, Nationwide, and Truck Series divisions all had enough cars to fill an entry list for the second rac
Tags: Bryan Davis, Business Park, Cars, Doug Turnbull, Fontana, March 11, Nascar, Nascar Fans, Nationwide, Phenomenon, Rac, Sigh Of Relief, Sport Business
Hendrick Cars Hendrick Motorsports Rick Hendrick - When the green flag waves Sunday afternoon marking the start of the Daytona 500 and the beginning of Nascar's 60th season, the cars will roar down the front stretch, the fans will stand and cheer, and all will seem normal in a spectacle that is part sport and part cultural phenomenon. But this is not bus 1 Vote(s)
Tags: Daytona 500, Green Flag, Hendrick Cars, Hendrick Motorsports, Nascar, Phenomenon, Rick Hendrick, Spectacle, Sunday Afternoon, Vote, Waves