Jeremy Mayfield | |||||||
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Born | Jeremy Allen Mayfield May 27, 1969 Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
Awards | 1993 ARCA Hooters SuperCar Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
433 races run over 17 years | |||||||
Best finish | 7th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1993 Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 2009 Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400 (Richmond) | ||||||
First win | 1998 Pocono 500 (Pocono) | ||||||
Last win | 2005 GFS Marketplace 400 (Michigan) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
36 races run over 6 years | |||||||
Best finish | 43rd (1996) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 Stater Brothers 300 (Fontana) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 65th (2006) | ||||||
First race | 2003 Hardee's 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
Last race | 2006 EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts (Atlanta) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of December 19, 2012. |
Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969) is a former American stock car racing driver. He drove cars for the Sadler brothers, T.W. Taylor, Cale Yarborough, Michael Kranefuss, Roger Penske, Ray Evernham, Bill Davis, and Gene Haas. In 2009, he drove for his own team, Mayfield Motorsports.
On May 9, 2009, Mayfield was suspended indefinitely as both owner and driver by NASCAR following what NASCAR said was a positive test for methamphetamine.[1][2][3] A federal judge weighed the evidence and temporarily lifted the suspension on July 1 of that same year. On July 15, NASCAR said Mayfield had tested positive for methamphetamine for the second time after failing a random drug test on July 6.[4] On July 24, a federal appeals court overturned the previous injunction Mayfield had been awarded, leaving him suspended from the sport.