NASCAR – The Big Bully?

From Nascar.com

 

LONG POND, Pa. -- NASCAR has filed a countersuit in federal court against driver Jeremy Mayfield and denied each of the suspended driver's arguments why his failed drug test should be overturned.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston, speaking Friday from Pocono Raceway, says the countersuit was filed against Mayfield for willfully violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy, breach of contract, and defrauding NASCAR and its competitors of earnings.

Among the claims of the lawsuit are that Mayfield knowingly participated in NASCAR competition using a combination of drugs in violation of the substance abuse policy and violated his contracts with NASCAR and the standards of care he owed fellow drivers and spectators.

Mayfield was suspended May 9 for failing a random drug test conducted eight days earlier at Richmond International Raceway.

The bolder text is what I want to emphasize here. I love NASCAR. Some may think it is as boring as watching paint dry but if you watch it you see the high speed chess match that it is. Should a driver take 2 or 4 tires, do we have enough Gas to go the distance, and any of a lot of other questions.

And yes, they should have a substance abuse policy.  By all means.  When you are going near 200 MPH you need to know that the guy next to you is not on some trip.

But how could Mayfield what drugs are on the substance abuse policy?  No driver has been told that.  NASCAR, IMHO is acting like the big bully here.  Mayfield started this team with barely any money and he just wants to race. He has not been a ‘start and park’ car, he is actually trying and was having a bit of success.

NASCAR, tell us all, or at least the drivers, what they need to watch out for.  Revise it as necessary. But do not tell the drivers not to take any drugs at all.  He says he took Claritin and a prescription. Tell us what he took or let him race.  This has gone on long enough.