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<blockquote data-quote="MonavieLeaker" data-source="post: 528813" data-attributes="member: 9149"><p>NASCAR has suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield under terms of its substance abuse policy - immediately and indefinitely - in advance of Saturday night’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.</p><p></p><p>Mayfield 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 weekend’s race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.</p><p></p><p>NASCAR on Saturday announced the action in a news conference at the South Carolina track.</p><p></p><p>The suspension is the first under NASCAR’s drug policies for a driver at the top level, the Sprint Cup Series.</p><p></p><p>Mayfield, from Owensboro, Ky., owns the team that fields the No. 41 Toyotas in the Cup series under the Mayfield Motorsports banner.</p><p></p><p>He debuted in1994 in NASCAR’s elite series, then called the Winston Cup Series, but was released the following season. He competed with a number of teams, including those of Cale Yarborough, Michael Kranefuss and Roger Penske and won his first career race, the Pocono 500, in the mid-1990s.</p><p></p><p>In 2002, Mayfield signed with Evernham Motorsports and won two years later and qualified for the inaugural Chase, in which he finished 10th. After another win in 2005, but otherwise lackluster results, he was released in August 2006. Mayfield signed with Bill Davis Racing for 2007 and, after failing to post a top-20 finish, was released. In 2008, he joined Haas CNC Racing and recorded a best of 16th before he was again let go. And, later in 2008, he subbed for the injured Dario Franchitti in a Chip Ganassi Dodge, starting 10th at Dover International Speedway and finishing 28th.</p><p></p><p>Mayfield's story was a fan favorite during this season’s Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, where he raced his way into the Daytona 500.</p><p></p><p>In September, NASCAR announced that it would adapt a random drug-testing policy for its drivers, over-the-wall pit crew members and NASCAR officials beginning with the 2009 season.</p><p></p><p>NASCAR's previous policy permitted testing when officials had a "reasonable suspicion."</p><p></p><p>The new policy mandated that all drivers in NASCAR's three national series - Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck - would be tested early in the seaosn at Daytona International Speedway by personnel with the AEGIS Sciences Corp., a sports and forensic certified testing laboratory.</p><p></p><p>All team owners were required to verify that all licensed crew members had been tested by a certified lab before the season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MonavieLeaker, post: 528813, member: 9149"] NASCAR has suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield under terms of its substance abuse policy - immediately and indefinitely - in advance of Saturday night’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Mayfield 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 weekend’s race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. NASCAR on Saturday announced the action in a news conference at the South Carolina track. The suspension is the first under NASCAR’s drug policies for a driver at the top level, the Sprint Cup Series. Mayfield, from Owensboro, Ky., owns the team that fields the No. 41 Toyotas in the Cup series under the Mayfield Motorsports banner. He debuted in1994 in NASCAR’s elite series, then called the Winston Cup Series, but was released the following season. He competed with a number of teams, including those of Cale Yarborough, Michael Kranefuss and Roger Penske and won his first career race, the Pocono 500, in the mid-1990s. In 2002, Mayfield signed with Evernham Motorsports and won two years later and qualified for the inaugural Chase, in which he finished 10th. After another win in 2005, but otherwise lackluster results, he was released in August 2006. Mayfield signed with Bill Davis Racing for 2007 and, after failing to post a top-20 finish, was released. In 2008, he joined Haas CNC Racing and recorded a best of 16th before he was again let go. And, later in 2008, he subbed for the injured Dario Franchitti in a Chip Ganassi Dodge, starting 10th at Dover International Speedway and finishing 28th. Mayfield's story was a fan favorite during this season’s Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, where he raced his way into the Daytona 500. In September, NASCAR announced that it would adapt a random drug-testing policy for its drivers, over-the-wall pit crew members and NASCAR officials beginning with the 2009 season. NASCAR's previous policy permitted testing when officials had a "reasonable suspicion." The new policy mandated that all drivers in NASCAR's three national series - Sprint Cup, Nationwide and Truck - would be tested early in the seaosn at Daytona International Speedway by personnel with the AEGIS Sciences Corp., a sports and forensic certified testing laboratory. All team owners were required to verify that all licensed crew members had been tested by a certified lab before the season. [/QUOTE]
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