[Team Yates]

Jeremy Mayfield: 'I Was Worth More ... As A Failed Drug Test'

Posted Oct 23, 2009 12:45PM By Holly Cain (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Sprint Cup


In his first national one-on-one television interview, suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield continued to deny drug use and accused NASCAR of using him as a "a good pawn who wasn't going to cost them any money at all.''
Mayfield, who was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for testing positive in a pair of drug tests this May, made the assertions on ESPN's Outside the Lines show, which will air Sunday at 9 a.m., hours before the green flag drops for the Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville, Va.

Jeremy Mayfield: 'I Was Worth More ... As A Failed Drug Test' -- Nascar and Racing FanHouse

[OregonSHRFan]

Jeremy still has an inflated sense of himself and his value.

[moon]

Originally Posted by OregonSHRFan

Jeremy still has an inflated sense of himself and his value.

Trophy wives aren't cheap...I'm told by many old friends

[mike honcho]

I think it's funny he's coming out on a show called "outside the LINES"

[loco4pablo]

Originally Posted by mike honcho

I think it's funny he's coming out on a show called "outside the LINES"

now that is a good one!!

Jeremy is done!

[MikeRaceDayTek]

For the longest time I wanted to give Mayfield the benefit of the doubt. The whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing. But here's the thing, failing the second drug test makes him a moron.

Jeremy, if you ever read this (and since you strike me as the type of person to Google yourself just to see how important you are), a piece of advice. When in doubt, put the crack pipe down and walk away. Also, keep something in mind. When you fail the first drug test, make sure that you are not stupid enough to keep using before the second test.

[loco4pablo]

Originally Posted by MikeRaceDayTek

For the longest time I wanted to give Mayfield the benefit of the doubt. The whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing. But here's the thing, failing the second drug test makes him a moron.

Jeremy, if you ever read this (and since you strike me as the type of person to Google yourself just to see how important you are), a piece of advice. When in doubt, put the crack pipe down and walk away. Also, keep something in mind. When you fail the first drug test, make sure that you are not stupid enough to keep using before the second test.

I thought he was guilty from day one.... no doubt. Believe me, nascar doesn't want anyone to fail a test. They didn't have a policy because why?? If there is no policy or test..There are no failures. But media pressure made them have one. It was kind of like a double edged sword...If you want more attention and PR, you have to be under more scrutiny... The Drug policy was just one of the things they had to play along with and sure enough one of the drivers got popped.... there was no turning back, they (nascar) had already sold their sole.

[loco4pablo]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

I thought he was guilty from day one.... no doubt. Believe me, nascar doesn't want anyone to fail a test. They didn't have a policy because why?? If there is no policy or test..There are no failures. But media pressure made them have one. It was kind of like a double edged sword...If you want more attention and PR, you have to be under more scrutiny... The Drug policy was just one of the things they had to play along with and sure enough one of the drivers got popped.... there was no turning back, they (nascar) had already sold their sole.

YES I KNOW I MISSPELLED SOLE....I MENT SOUL...

[nascaraddict]

Just when you thought this story was going away.

What was I thinking. This is never going away. It's like styrafoam. It will never go away.

[LSC9901]

Did anyone else see this story ? I thought there were a couple of interesting points made.

[moon]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Did anyone else see this story ? I thought there were a couple of interesting points made.

No, did he say why he wouldn't submit a hair from anywhere off his body for the end all test? I'm not buying the "it's too short" statement.

[jks812]

There is something that I don't understand about all of this. All Jeremy had to do was admit he had done it, go to rehab, pass a couple of test, and he would probably be back racing by now. He has already said that he knows his racing career is over and he just wants to clear his name now.
I was accused of doing something back in 1986 that I didn't do. I was told that if I said I did it, it would basically go away. It took me alittle over 3 years in court to prove I hadn't done it. Would have been easier for me to say I did it and that be the end of it, would have been way cheaper ( I lost everything at the time to pay lawyer fees), but it wouldn't have been right.
Maybe that's what he's trying to do?

[kkfan91]

Originally Posted by MikeRaceDayTek

Jeremy, if you ever read this (and since you strike me as the type of person to Google yourself just to see how important you are),

theres something wrong with googleing yourself?

[LSC9901]

What I found interesting in the story was that basically NASCAR knows its policies need fine tuning, in respect to no ability to argue over the suspension, but they will not do anything until this case ends. Jeremy made some (seemingly) valid points for his cause but who really knows if he is telling the truth or a lie ???

[Robertdjr]

Jeremy Mayfield continued to deny drug use and accused NASCAR of using him as a "a good pawn who wasn't going to cost them any money at all.'' "I was worth more to them as a failed drug test then I am as a driver, owner for my own team.''

Interesting comments. Makes me wonder how NASCAR would handle this if Junior, for example, tested positive.