Jeremy Mayfield Continues to Swing for the Fences

by Steve Wronkowicz

I am co-host of the syndicated radio show: ON PIT ROW. Charlie likes to call me an "idiot". I'm not an "idiot"; I just prefer not to let the facts get in the way of my opinions.

July 16, 2009 9:06 am CDT 4 Comments

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NASCAR says Jeremy Mayfield’s latest drug test again shows positive.

Mayfield says he has at least two other tests, taken with an hour, before and after NASCAR’s, that show a negative result. Mayfield was on Sirius/XM’s “Late Shift” last night with Nate Ryan and Buddy Baker. Mayfield again claimed innocence and attacked NASCAR and specifically Brian France.

While the entire saga is starting to wear thin with race fans. The entire affair has those same fans wondering where it will all end. Mayfield is fighting for his good name. You have to wonder why would someone who was guilty go through all of this. If he were indeed guilty of using meth as alleged, the best course of action would have been to quietly go though NASCAR’s rehab program and be back racing as soon as possible.

If that were the course he had chosen, he would have been back behind the wheel by now with the fans solidly behind him, rooting him on. America loves the under dog and they especially love a reformed under dog. You don’t have to look any further than Major League Baseball’s Josh Hamilton. Hamilton’s drug use, struggles with recovery and ultimate success made him the 2008 media darling of baseball.

Mayfield didn’t follow that path, instead looking to prove his innocence in court. Now, multiple drug tests and spiraling subplots later, Mayfield seems obsessed with clearing his name and the racing be damned.

Mayfield’s “stepmom” - a term he prefers not to use - has now said that she witnessed Jeremy snorting meth thirty times. Mayfield has counter-attacked by claiming his “father’s wife” shot and killed his father then went to Jeremy seeking money. According to Jeremy, when he refused to support Lisa Mayfield, she sought out NASCAR as a paid informant.

This mess may take years to come to fruition but it is very sad for all involved. Jeremy never seemed to have the stereotypical drug user identifiers except for the occasional propensity to say the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time. You do have to wonder why would NASCAR choose Mayfield as the scapegoat if he weren’t going to be a willing participant.

Mayfield has claimed that if NASCAR takes him to the wall as a drug user then the other more high profile drivers, who have also tested positive, could be spared. Brian France did say that there had been other positives in the garage area.

Mayfield continues to fight a fight that appears he cannot win. If he does - or if NASCAR backs down - Jeremy could get a big enough settlement to get back in the racing business. If he loses the battle not much will be left except the reality TV circuit.

Filed under: Brian France, Jeremy Mayfield, NASCAR, NASCAR Bidness, NASCAR officials

Tagged with: Brian France, Jeremy Mayfield, Josh Himilton, NASCAR

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4 Responses to “Jeremy Mayfield Continues to Swing for the Fences”

jeff on July 16th, 2009 8:29 pm

the man is not guilty you can look at him and see he is not a meth head look at his teeth and 200 pounds give me a break
Steve Wronkowicz on July 17th, 2009 7:12 am

Jeff– I surely agree with what you are saying. All physical indications are that the man is not doing drugs.

But what is the motivation for NASCAR to be picking on him?

Being the conspiracy theorist that I am; what if if Jeremy was a WILLING participant in a scapegoat plan by NASCAR?

Could Jeremy be being used by those he is supposedly battling to keep the real perpetrators hidden?

It’s a pretty “out there” thought but with as little that makes sense about this whole deal–ya have to wonder.
Mayfield, Hitchcock and Spillane equals Plots, Subplots and Double-Crosses : Bench Racing With Steve and Charlie on July 19th, 2009 9:30 pm

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Lugnut and Barney on July 23rd, 2009 10:35 pm

Confused, disappointed, saddened and wish auto racing could have stayed clear of drug related problems that the stick and ball sports ( pedal bike racing too).

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