Full Throttle

Contains all the published posts written on Jeremy Mayfield’s drug suspension and court case.

Le Affair Mayfield has taken many twists and turns in the last 12 months, in a two part episode of the new year - “In Related Matters” - a few dots are being connected.

If NASCAR fans, and more importantly the litigants in the Mayfield vs NASCAR case were expecting Thursday’s hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen would move the case forward they were operating under delusions of grandeur.

It’s safe to say with the speed and amount of motions, and counter motions being filed in the Mayfield vs NASCAR case Santa may need to place a few crates of legal pad under their respective Christmas trees.

Early this week NASCAR filed documents with U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen requesting that case be dismissed based on pleadings already filed with the court.

Personal property of suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield will go on the auction block Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Among the items up for bid are a ranch home, construction equipment, trucks, miscellaneous tools and racing equipment.

U.S. District Court Judge Mullen has ruled against NASCAR’s request to sanction a former attorney for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield for an affidavit that misrepresented the background of a Texas drug-testing laboratory operator.

Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield is turning to high-profile attorney Mark Geragos to help fight his drug suspension.

NASCAR wants driver Jeremy Mayfield to undergo a mental and physical evaluation. In a new court filing, NASCAR says it wants Mayfield to meet with three different doctors to determine whether he suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or a drug problem.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va., has scheduled a hearing in NASCAR’s case against suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield during its Dec. 1-4 session.

Mayfield was suspended by NASCAR on May 9 after testing positive for methamphetamines, a violation of the substance abuse policy. He spoke to ESPN’s “Outside The Lines” on Wednesday.

Suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against his estranged stepmother over the 2007 death of his father.

Who didn’t see this coming? U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen has denied NASCAR’s request to permanently lift the injunction he issued July 1 that had allowed suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield to race.

“RAB Racing stringently adheres to a zero tolerance policy concerning drug abuse. The licensee in question has been released and replaced moving forward for violating the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy and our company stands behind the actions taken by NASCAR in regards to this matter.

Jeremy Mayfield’s estranged, or should that read strange, stepmother was accused of trespassing on the suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield’s property.

NASCAR says Jeremy Mayfield lied to a federal court about the chronology of a second random drug test. The accusation came Monday in court filings that ask U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen to lift the injunction he granted Mayfield so he could return to racing.

An appeals court has ruled in NASCAR’s favor, granting its request to keep Jeremy Mayfield off the race track

 

 WBT Mayfield Interview [50:48m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Jeremy Mayfield says he’s “80 percent there” on getting a major sponsorship deal that might enable him to once again drive in the Sprint Cup Series.

As expected, and promised by his lawyer John Buric, filed an affidavit with the |U.S. District Court in response to NASCAR’s claim [filed Monday] that Mayfield again tested positive for methamphetamines on July 6

Attorneys for Jeremy Mayfield filed papers U.S. District Court in Charlotte, N.C on Monday arguing NASCAR has not shown sufficient reason that the court should overturn the decision to lift the Sprint Cup driver’s suspension.

A prominent NASCAR driver tested positive for methamphetamines a second time. Now his mom is telling tales on him to national media. NASCAR’s drug testing is a recent phenomenon, and with the Jeremy Mayfield scandal causing such a ruckus, sportswriter Ryan McGee fears NASCAR’s attempts to lure new fans to the sport will be crushed. NPR’s Guy Raz, host of All Things Considered, talks with McGee about what this scandal will do to NASCAR’s reputation.

 

 Ryan McGee on Le Affair Mayfield [4:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download