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Mayfield began racing in his hometown of Owensboro, Kentucky, racing BMX bicycles. He then proceeded to race go-karts at local Short tracks; moving to Nashville Speedway USA at the age of 19. He soon went to work for Sadler Brothers Racing as a fabricator, and became their driver, winning Late Model Rookie of the Year at Kentucky Motor Speedway in 1987. In 1993, he joined the ARCA series, and was named Rookie of the Year; and won a race that season at Flat Rock MI. Mayfield made his Cup debut in the 1993 Mello Yello 500; starting 30th and finishing 29th in the #95 Earl Sadler-owned Ford Thunderbird. It was his lone start of the year. In 1994, Mayfield declared he would run for NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year, and signed to drive the Sadler Brothers' #95 Ford. He attempted six races with that team; posting a best finish 27th; while missing the field on three occasions. He then signed to drive the #02 for T.W. Taylor, for four races before completing the year in the #98 Fingerhut-sponsored Ford for Cale Yarborough. He ran 20 starts in his inaugural season, his best finish a 19th at Rockingham. In 1995, he stayed with Yarborough full-time, wheeling the #98 RCA sponsored machine, and had an eighth-place run at the Miller Genuine Draft 500, with a 31st-place finish in the points standings after qualifying for 27 out of 31 races. The next season, he had two Top 5’s and earned his first career pole at the DieHard 500. Later that season, he and John Andretti of the #37 Ford owned by Michael Kranefuss and Carl Haas negotiated

to begin their next year's contracts (in each other's then rides) early. Mayfield ended the year 26th in points. Mayfield remained with Kranefuss wheeling the Mobil 1 Ford through 2000. He would get his first win in 1998 at Pocono where he started third; led 122 of the 200 laps and beat Jeff Gordon by 1/3 of a second. He posted 12 Top 5 finishes that season and was seventh in the points. In 2000 he would claim his second and third career wins. He won at Fontana CA and again at Pocono. The win at Pocono came as he gave Dale Earnhardt some of his own

medicine. Entering the final corner on the final lap of the race; Earnhardt was leading with Mayfield close behind. In the final corner Mayfield ran into the back of Earnhardt’s car and sent him sliding up the track as Mayfield went on to take the checkered flag. In 2001 Mayfield and his Mobil 1 sponsorship traveled over to drive for Roger Penske. That relationship didn't last the entire season as the pair was only able post five Top 5 finishes. The following year he went to drive for Ray Evernham a replacing Casey Atwood. In his first year, Mayfield had four top-tens and

finished 26th in points. He improved in 2003, winning the pole at the Aaron's 499 and posting 12 top-tens, finishing nineteenth in points. In 2004, Mayfield returned to victory lane driving the #19 dodge; at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 to move his team into the ninth spot in the inaugural Chase for the Cup, and finished tenth in points. In 2005, he won the GFS Marketplace 400, and finished ninth in the standings. In August 2006 he was released from Evernham. Mayfield learned through NASCAR.com that he was not placed onto the entry list for Watkins Glen, instead replaced by former Evernham driver Bill Elliott. The #19 team falling out of the top 35 in points, was initially given

as the reason for Mayfield's release. Evernham later confirmed that Mayfield had been released from his contract after making comments about Evernham not being at the track often. Mayfield later stated that the problems with the #19 car stemmed from lack of attention from the team owner due to a "close personal relationship" with developmental driver Erin Crocker. Mayfield stated that Evernham was not with the Cup cars most weeks because of the extensive attention that he was giving Crocker and her #98 truck team. Evernham later admitted that he was seriously involved in an affair with Crocker, whom he

married in 2009. Mayfield signed a contract with Bill Davis Racing for 2007, driving the #36 Toyota Camry. He ran a total of 13 races for Bill Davis Racing in 32 attempts with a best finish of 22nd at Kansas Speedway. In August 2007, it was announced that Mayfield and Davis would part ways at the end of the season. Later that same year, Mayfield would take over driving the #66 car for Haas CNC Racing; then wholly owned by Gene Haas, starting with Atlanta 2007. Late in 2007, he and teammate Scott Riggs would switch rides putting Mayfield in the #70 car (later to become the Stewart-Haas #14 car) at the beginning the 2008 season. Mayfield completed seven races in the #70 with a best finish of sixteenth before he was released from

the team. After July 9, 2008 Tony Stewart was able to announce his purchase into the Haas CNC team and the lineup of drivers to replace Riggs and Mayfield. With no owner willing to hire him; Mayfield started his own team. Mayfield would attempt the full season in a self-owned Toyota, using the number 41. Instead of a full season; the effort lasted only eleven races. He qualified for the Daytona and four other races; the other seven he missed the field. He was then embroiled in a substance abuse dispute that, for all intents and purposes, ended his NASCAR career. On May 9, 2009, Mayfield was suspended

indefinitely by NASCAR for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy. Owing to NASCAR policy, Dr. Black refused to specify the substance for which Mayfield tested positive, instead saying it was "a drug of concern." Mayfield stated, "I believe that the combination of a prescribed medicine and an over the counter medicine reacted together and resulted in a positive drug test. My Doctor and I are working with both NASCAR consultant Dr. David Black and NASCAR to resolve this matter." David Black, whose company oversees NASCAR's testing program, disputed Mayfield's claims, stating, "What we have is a clear violation of policy. In my many years of experience, I have never seen a violation like this due to the combination of over-the-counter or prescription products. However, the

week after his suspension, Mayfield publicly stated that he had only taken two tablets of Claritin-D and the prescription drug Adderall, which he stated was prescribed to assist his attention deficit disorder, and that he had never used any sort of illegal drug. His wife, family, friends, fans, crew chief and other team members, drug store receipts, and signed prescription from his care provider backed these claims. Afterwards, criticism of NASCAR's testing policy became rampant, and several suggested that NASCAR's secrecy over Mayfield's results was politically

motivated, so as to not smear the reputation of Claritin, who was a sponsor of Carl Edwards and NASCAR on FOX at the time. On June 9, 2009, ESPN.com stated that during the random drug screening on May 1 at Richmond International Raceway, Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamine. A doctor from Florida stated that it was impossible for Mayfield to use the levels of methamphetamine NASCAR claimed he did, or else he would be dead or a chronic user. According to another medical professional in Central Florida, the combination of medications cited by Mayfield has a 15% chance of a false positive being obtained. July 1, 2009, US District Court

Judge Graham Mullen granted a temporary injunction, lifting Mayfield's suspension. Mullen concluded that the "likelihood of a false positive in this case is quite substantial." In granting the injunction, Mullen ruled that the "harm to Mr. Mayfield significantly outweighs the harm to NASCAR". Even with the injunction, Mayfield was forced to sit out the Coke Zero 400 and Lifelock 400 for want of a sponsor. On July 15, 2009, NASCAR stated that Mayfield had again tested positive for methamphetamine during testing conducted outside of a NASCAR event, at and by entering Jeremy Mayfield's home on July 6, five days after his suspension was lifted. Mayfield continued to deny ever using the drug, and to account for the results by proper use of the OTC drug Claritin D combined with prescription treatment including Adderall. Additionally, Mayfield

took a drug test 40 minutes after NASCAR's, this time administered by and at a certified drug-testing laboratory not affiliated with NASCAR, and it was negative. A federal appeals court reversed Mayfield's injunction on July 24, 2009 and was again restricted from racing. By the end of July, Mayfield had sold his race team and operations due to lack of sponsorship, and all members of the race team either resigned or were laid off. Mayfield could theoretically return to NASCAR if he completes NASCAR's "Road to Recovery" treatment program and submits to drug testing with a non-WADA-approved lab belonging to Black, the only lab accepted by NASCAR. Mayfield is adamant about his innocence from NASCAR's charges. In

an interview with Sporting News in 2014, Mayfield said he is willing to take a drug test "as long as I can pee in a cup for LabCorp or some other credible lab’. On November 1, 2011 sheriff's deputies searched Mayfield's home in Catawba County based on an informant's statement that Mayfield and four accomplices were staging burglaries to support Mayfield's methamphetamine habit. Mayfield was taken into custody after deputies claimed to find 1.5 grams of meth residue on a plastic bag in a gun safe. Authorities later found $100,000 worth of stolen goods on a little-used area of Mayfield's property. Among the recovered items

were heavy machinery that had been reported stolen from two businesses in neighboring Lincoln County in late 2010 and early 2011, as well as audio-visual equipment that was later reported stolen from the then-defunct Red Bull Racing Team in nearby Mooresville in February 2011. Almost all the charges were eventually dropped or thrown out, with Mayfield pleading to two counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen property and one count possession of drug paraphernalia in 2014. Also in 2011, tax officials in Catawba County, North Carolina were on the verge of foreclosing on Mayfield's 388-acre spread there because he owed $82,000 in back taxes. In 2012, Mayfield was evicted from his home and it was sold. The new owners

opted to burn it down and the local fire department used it for training. On January 6, 2014, Mayfield was convicted on two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count for possessing stolen items, receiving 18 months of unsupervised probation, and was ordered to pay $88,124.41, adding an extra $1,100 in court costs. On September 29, 2014, Mayfield announced he would compete full-time in dirt and Super Late Model racing for 2015. and as of mid-2018 he is still doing so. During his NASCAR career, Mayfield made 433 Cup Series starts. Won on five occasions, and posted 48 Top 5’s. He also had 36 career Xfinity Series starts. He had five top tens, his best finish being a fourth at Rockingham in November 2003. He also had three Truck Series starts, with a best finish of 6th at the 2003 Hardee's 200 for Green Light Racing. As of 2019 he is still racing. He runs dirt Late Models in the Georgia; North Carolina and South Carolina areas.

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JEREMY ALLEN MAYFIELD - 05/27/1969