Meth And NASCAR? Really?
When we first heard that Owensboro, Kentucky native Jeremy Mayfield had been suspended by NASCAR for abusing a “drug of concern,” forgive us for stereotyping but our thoughts immediately turned to “crank.”
After all, this is NASCAR people – and what better drug to represent the redneck “sport” than the redneck drug of choice, methamphetamine (a.k.a. crank or crystal meth).
And “Lo and Behold” (that’s a Southern expression), ESPN and others are now reporting that it was indeed a recreational methamphetamine that showed up in Mayfield’s random drug screening results back on May 1.
Just what NASCAR needs, right?
From ESPN:
NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine during a random drug screening May 1 at Richmond International Raceway, ESPN The Magazine has learned from two independent sources.
In court documents filed in the past two weeks (Mayfield sought a temporary restraining order to return to the track; NASCAR countersued), it was revealed that Mayfield had admitted ingesting a double dosage of Claritin-D, an allergy medication, and the prescription drug Adderall XR immediately prior to the Richmond drug test conducted for NASCAR.
Mayfield claims the Adderall XR had been prescribed by a physician to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
However, a third drug came up positive during the urine-based Richmond test. The name of the drug in question has been redacted from court documents and was not specified by either Mayfield or NASCAR because of the conditions of a May 29 gag order issued in Mecklenburg County Superior Court in North Carolina.
You had to know this was coming, but can’t you just picture NASCAR’s PR team sitting around a conference table with their fingers crossed, praying for cocaine? Or heroin?
Anyway, since our entire news operation is run from a converted meth lab in Upper Conway Lower Aynor, S.C., it’s safe to say we’ve got some experience with this drug.
And no, we’ve never answered “cookin’ crank” to anybody’s “whatcha doin?,” but there may have been one time back in “the day” when our founding editor made the club get cranked (as opposed to crunk).
His tummy hurt like hell the next day, too.
Comments
By CNSYD on June 10th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
NASCAR died years ago when they forgot it was about STOCK CARS and not cookie cutters cars built from the ground up with decals added to make them appear to be a particular brand. Then they decided to make Hollywood types out of the drivers. “Fans” now support drivers in lieu of cars as they did in the old days. Give me Fireball, Junior Johnson, Curtis Turner, Pearson, etc. any day
By Roscoe P. Coltrane on June 10th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
AMEN
By flipnut on June 10th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Nascar died the day I saw #43 go out in flames in turn 1 at Atlanta.
But Mayfield’s not dead yet, The France clan my give in after Bill Diehl gets done with them. He’s an absolute pit bull for an attorney and NASCAR has made a huge mistake not keeping him on retainer.
By john on June 11th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
NASCAR died years ago when they forgot it was about STOCK CARS and not cookie cutters cars built from the ground up with decals added to make them appear to be a particular brand. Then they decided to make Hollywood types out of the drivers. “Fans” now support drivers in lieu of cars as they did in the old days. Give me Fireball, Junior Johnson, Curtis Turner, Pearson, etc. any day
By Toyota Kawaski on June 12th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Do you think this has anything to do with Mayfield being married to a Clempson grad?
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