Cafeoutdoors.com: Carl Edwards ------

NASCAR CLAIMS Jeremy tested positive for meth in May.

Jeremy Mayfield's counter claim says this:

Mayfield's denial comes in an affidavit that was among several hundred pages of documents filed by his attorneys in U.S. District Court. He's been suspended since May 9 for failing a random drug test conducted eight days earlier at Richmond International Raceway.

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"I have never taken methamphetamines in my life, and when accused of taking them I immediately volunteered to give another urine sample," Mayfield said in the affidavit, which also says his offer of a second sample was denied.

NASCAR has refused to reveal what drug Mayfield was caught using, classifying it only as a "a dangerous, illegal, banned substance." Mayfield has said his positive test stemmed from the combined use of Adderall for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Claritin-D for allergies -- an explanation that was rejected by Dr. David Black, CEO of Aegis Sciences Corp. in Nashville, Tenn., which runs NASCAR's testing program.

But Ohio forensic toxicologist Harry Plotnick disputed Black's dismissal in an affidavit in support of Mayfield, saying a component of Claritin in certain circumstances "could produce a false positive for methamphetamine."

"I do not understand how or why this is happening to me or my family," he said in the affidavit. "I have always anticipated that I would be able to race for another ten years, but I believe my career will be effectively over if I am forced to sit out the rest of this season.

"I am afraid that I will have to sell my race team, and I know of no other way to make a living except as a professional race car driver."

His attorneys are contesting NASCAR's drug-testing procedure, and Mayfield said he never gave permission for his backup "B" sample to be tested after his "A" sample came back positive. He also said in his affidavit he was unaware of his right to have the "B" sample tested by an independent laboratory.

His attorneys argue NASCAR's procedures are in violation of federal workplace guidelines because Aegis tested both the "A" and "B" samples. Thursday's filings include affidavits from several experts who challenge NASCAR's procedures, including sworn testimony from New Mexico laboratory quality auditor Janine Arvizu and Plotnick, who state that Aegis did not follow proper testing procedures.

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He also claims that his step-mother was paid by NASCAR in exchange for HER testimony that she had seen him take meth 18 times. Her testimony doesn't hold much water with anyone in the coummunity....

I don't know, but he doesn't look like a meth head to me.

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Then, there was this little detail that Brian France left out:

Among the issues Mayfield's side bring up is what state is NASCAR Chairman Brian France a resident of. That's important, Mayfield's side notes. They mention that when Mayfield's case against NASCAR was in state court that it was moved to federal court because NASCAR's lawyers "claimed that the case should be removed to this Court because, they claimed Brian France was not a citizen of North Carolina, and, therefore, complete diversity -- they alleged -- existed. They had Brian France swear under oath that he was a citizen of Florida.''

Mayfield needed that info, so that he could petition Brian France's ex-wife.

And since then, Mayfield has petitioned all the court records in regards to Brian France's divorce, because people believe that he is either gay, or a drug user himself.

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If NASCAR wants you gone, they'll get you gone, but it's generally easy to get rid of the little guys. They don't want all those little teams there. They did it to Tim Richmond in the early 80's when he tested positive for AIDS. He wasn't gay, and he wasn't an I.V. drug user, but he did have multiple hetero partners.

Life goes on....it's still in the courts.....either way, they ruined him.

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