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http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar...ory?id=4330367
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR on Wednesday filed court papers asking that Jeremy Mayfield's indefinite suspension for violating the sport's substance abuse policy be reinstated after his most recent test came up positive for methamphetamines.
Court do ents also included affidavits that Mayfield is a longtime user of the illegal drug.
We say to the court that Jeremy flouted both this Court's authority and NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy by ingesting the same illegal drug that he has repeatedly denied taking within days of the Court's granting of the preliminary injunction," court do ents said.
Mayfield once again denied ever using the illegal drug.
"I don't trust anything NASCAR does, anything [program administrator] Dr. David Black does, never have, never will," Mayfield told The Associated Press in a phone interview.
An affidavit by Mayfield's stepmother, Lisa, said "she has personal knowledge of Mr. Mayfield using and even manufacturing methamphetamine, including his usage of methamphetamine before a race as far back as a decade ago."
"I first saw Jeremy using methamphetamine in 1998 at Jeremy's shop on Jackson Road in Mooresville, North Carolina," she said. "Jeremy cooked some of his own methamphetamine in his shop by the house until the stores took pseudoephedrine off the shelves. In addition to making methamphetamine for his own use, I am aware that Jeremy has bought methamphetamine from others."
She testified to seeing Mayfield use methamphetamine approximately 30 times throughout the years, including at least once before a race.
"I was concerned about his heavy use and talked to his father about it,'' said Lisa, whose husband has since passed away. "I saw Jeremy use methamphetamine by snorting it up his nose at least [30] times during the [7] years I was around him. Jeremy used methamphetamines not only in my presence, but also when we were both in the presence of others.
"Jeremy told me that he did methamphetamine before the [NASCAR awards ceremony in New York] when he drove for Ray Evernham."
She also referred to a 1999 trip to Myrtle Beach the week before the Darlington race.
"I saw Jeremy using methamphetamine in Myrtle Beach,'' she testified. "We left Myrtle Beach and traveled to Darlington for the race. I saw Jeremy using methamphetamine again when we reached Darlington."
Mayfield angrily contested his stepmother's account.
"Now they got this lying [expletive] to tell lies about me, someone I am embarrassed even uses the Mayfield name. She's tried everything she can do to get money out of me, I won't help her, so I guess she found a way to get money from NASCAR by giving them an affidavit full of lies."
Mayfield originally tested positive for methamphetamines on May 1 and was suspended eight days later. He was granted the injunction lifting the suspension two weeks ago in federal court by Judge Graham Mullen.
An attorney for Mayfield filed do ents earlier Wednesday arguing that the temporary injunction lifting the suspension of the driver for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy should stand.
The filing was an answer to the appeal by NASCAR arguing that Judge Mullen's ruling should be overturned because Mayfield was a danger to the sport.
Mayfield's attorney, John Buric, said he filed 17 exhibits arguing his point.
"There's nothing really to comment on other than we believe Judge Mullen was right and we don't believe there are any grounds for NASCAR to seek any stay from the 4th Circuit," Buric said. "The order should stand as it is."
NASCAR countered with the results of the test Mayfield took at his home on July 6.
Court do ents said the test was conclusive and that additional tests were performed to exclude the possibility that the results were a combination of Adderall and Claritin-D as Mayfield has claimed.
"My only comment is that's their result," Buric told AP. "But what I want you to keep in mind is that test was performed by the defendants in the case. Aegis Laboratories and Dr. Black are defendants in this case. I don't know if NASCAR has the right to ask the defendant to test Jeremy's urine sample. It ought to be done independently, but NASCAR didn't do that."
Buric said the law firm had Mayfield tested at an independent lab "not associated with NASCAR" and the results were negative.
Do ents also said Mayfield's urine sample was "very dilute," an indication that an excessive consumption of water was consumed "in an effort to defeat a drug test."
The filing also said the "B" sample remains sealed and available for testing at another laboratory, a point of contention in the initial claim. Mayfield's attorney argued that because the original "B" sample was tested at the same laboratory, Aegis, employed by NASCAR to conduct the first test that the results were compromised and should be thrown out.
Buric acknowledged the two sides are still haggling over a lab for the "B" sample and said NASCAR rejected the lab Mayfield's side had picked.
NASCAR hopes the latest test eliminates any doubt that the first tests were legitimate.
"Because Mr. Mayfield's repeated and confirmed use of methamphetamine violates NASCAR's Substance Abuse Policy, and because NASCAR must be permitted to protect the safety of its drivers, crews, and fans, as well as the integrity of the sport, Defendants respectfully request that the Court immediately vacate its July 7, 2009 Order and reinstate NASCAR's suspension of Mr. Mayfield," court do ents said.
Again?
I think he was pretty clear about exactly what drugs he took. He named them and had legal prescriptions for them. Its equally clear that the drugs he took would show up as a false positive for meth. The fact of the matter is that Nascar and some of its fans refuse to acknowledge that some prescription and over the counter drugs can show up as false positives for banned narcotics. He even informed Nascar about what he was taking. This is one of the worst wild goose chases I've ever seen.
What prescriptions make you test positive for meth?
Adderall was one.
Adderall® - is an amphetamine, positive for Meth
There was one or two more.
Mayfield's step mom might have a axe to grind. Mayfields father committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. Jeremy has stated his step mom killed his father. NASCAR has had some drug problems in the past. Tim Richmond who died of AIDS was said to be a "free spirit"
Drama in Nascar?
[QUOTE=Biernutz;3563993]Mayfield's step mom might have a axe to grind.[QUOTE]
did he call her a in that story? damn, this is getting good
[QUOTE=tonylongoriafan;3565552][QUOTE=Biernutz;3563993]Mayfield's step mom might have a axe to grind.it about to get better
did he call her a in that story? damn, this is getting good
mayfeilds is now saying that his"stepmother" killed his father and the only reason she is doing this is because NASCAR paid her
talk about drama
NASCAR DRAMA
I wish mayfield luck but it seems that this has screwed up his career for good. No sponsor is gonna want him driving
I don't see any drama; just the lies and wild accusations of a strung-out meth-head.
He seemed honest in the latest interview. Who cares anyway. Nascar can easily tell if someone is capable of driving a car before the race. I guees any publicity is good publicity when your sport is starting to crumble.
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And now the step mom is suing him...
I mean, you can't make this up!
Stepmother sues suspended Mayfield over comments
By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer Jul 29, 6:40 pm EDT
STATESVILLE, N.C. (AP)—Jeremy Mayfield’s stepmother sued the suspended NASCAR driver Wednesday, claiming he made slanderous, false and defamatory statements.
In civil court papers filed in Iredell County civil court, Lisa Mayfield argues her stepson falsely accused her of killing his father and taking money from NASCAR. She’s seeking compensatory and punitive damages of more than $10,000 each and “further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.”
Jeremy Mayfield’s comments in several interviews came after his stepmother signed an affidavit claiming she witnessed him taking methamphetamine at least 30 times over seven years. Her affidavit was part of a NASCAR filing asking the federal judge who lifted the driver’s drug suspension to reinstate the ban.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has since ruled in NASCAR’s favor to keep Mayfield off the track.
The driver has denied ever using the illegal drug.
Lisa Mayfield attorney Edmund Gaines wrote in the three-page filing that Jeremy Mayfield made the comments with “intent to injure and damage the Plaintiff” and “with reckless disregard for the truth.”
In interviews, Jeremy Mayfield suggested NASCAR paid his stepmother to lie about his alleged past drug use and accused her of killing his father.
“NASCAR did a great job, that is pretty much a low blow, especially with a lady who is involved with killing my dad,” according to the court filing, quoting an interview with Charlotte, N.C., TV station WSOC.
Police ruled Terry Mayfield’s death in 2007 a suicide.
John Buric, an attorney for Jeremy Mayfield, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
Mayfield was suspended May 9 for failing a random drug test eight days earlier for what NASCAR has said was a positive test for methamphetamine. The driver sued, and the lawsuit has been set for a jury trial on Sept. 13, 2010, according to court do ents filed Tuesday.
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