Official NASCAR press release - conference held at 6pm on Saturday, May 9th
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 9, 2009) – Jeremy Mayfield, driver of the No. 41 car
in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Tony Martin, a licensed crew member with the No. 34
team in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Ben Williams, a licensed crew member with
the No. 16 team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, have been indefinitely suspended
from NASCAR for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy.
All three were 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.
Mayfield Motorsports Press Release:
“As both a team owner and a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, I have immense respect for the enforcement policies NASCAR has in place. In my case, I believe that the combination of a prescribed medicine and an over the counter medicine reacted together and resulted in a positive drug test. My Doctor and I are working with both Dr. Black and NASCAR to resolve this matter. Mayfield Motorsports remains committed to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the organization will announce an interim owner and a temporary replacement driver early next week. Those roles will commence immediately beginning with next week’s Sprint Open and continuing through Charlotte and beyond.”
Update 5/11:
According to USA Today, Jeremy Mayfield said that the use of 2 allergy medicines led to the failed drug test. It's a claim NASCAR said was unlikely. Check out the story - here.
Just about every major sports league makes their list of banned substances public, but NASCAR doesn't. Should they?
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