NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield is having a rough go of things this season. He’s already tested positive once this year for methamphetamine and apparently NASCAR has caught him again. On top of that, it sounds like he has a real solid relationship with his stepmother.
The urine sample collected on July 6 “conclusively” showed that Mayfield had again used the addictive street drug, NASCAR’s lawyers wrote in the filing that urges a U.S. District Court judge in Charlotte to reconsider the temporary restraining order that lifted the 40-year-old driver’s suspension.
Wednesday’s filing also included an affidavit from Mayfield’s’ estranged stepmother, Lisa Mayfield. In the document, she alleged she was “personally aware” of his use of meth between 1998 and 2005 and that Jeremy Mayfield cooked up his own batch the drug before the sale of major ingredient for the drug, pseudoephedrine, was restricted.
Lisa Mayfield also recounted an incident in 1999 when she claimed to have witnessed Mayfield use the drug before a race at Darlington Raceway.
“I was concerned about his heavy use and talked to his father about it,” Lisa Mayfield said. “I saw Jeremy use methamphetamine by snorting it up his nose at least 30 times during the seven years I was around him.”
Mayfield denied those claims as well.
“I’m not even going to call that lady my stepmom,” Mayfield said. “She’s a very evil lady who can be bought.”
I don’t know whether he is or isn’t a meth head, but if he is and he’s denying it, that should raise a red flag to those around him that there’s a serious problem here. If he’s hooked on this stuff, then he needs professional help because chances are, he’s not going to kick the drug on his own. Forget your next NASCAR race – get some help.
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