The J.J. Yeley site has this posted: “Mayfield Motorsports will not be taking the #41 Toyota to the Dover 400 this weekend. No reason was given at this time.”. Yeley drove the car in the Sprint Showdown and attemopted to make the Coca Cola 600 but didn’t. Yeley replaced Jeremy Mayfield in the #41 after Darlington when Mayfield was suspended for violating NASCAR’s sunstance abuse policy. The entry list still shows the #41 entered. AND Racingforthewin.com – Reliable sources says Mayfield Motorsports reportedly sent all their employees home on Tuesday, and told employees they will not compete at the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway. AND 2: was told earlier in the week by the team that the #41 would be at Dover and future races.(5-28-2009) UPDATE: Jeremy Mayfield sought a temporary restraining order on Friday in an attempt to lift his suspension and return to his #41 Sprint Cup Toyota until his case is settled. Mayfield and his attorney, Bill Diehl, filed the suit in Mecklenburg County Court on Friday afternoon. Mayfield’s request for an injunction listed seven charges, from breach of character to unjustly preventing Mayfield from participating in any NASCAR function and thus earn a living. Diehl also asked that NASCAR officials stop talking publicly about Mayfield’s drug test. NASCAR’s attorneys, led by Paul Hendrick, sought more time to respond to the complaint, saying there was no way for Mayfield to race this weekend. Hendrick said Mayfield should not not allowed back on the track. “We cannot allow people to drive when we thin that he has issues of drug abuse or a positive test,” he said. NASCAR president Mike Helton was in attendance with spokesman Kerry Tharp, as was Mayfield and his wife Shana, who is the owner of Mayfield’s racing team while he is suspended. Mayfield was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR as a driver and owner on May 9 for violating the substance abuse policy. He has contended from the beginning that he did not do anything wrong, that the positive test was the result of combining a prescription drug with Claritin-D. Mayfield hired Diehl, one of North Carolina’s most prominent attorneys, to challenge the findings. Diehl said it was “pretty compelling that we get” the restraining order. “If [the judge] signs it, it’ll lift the suspension,” he said. Meanwhile, in Dover, the Sprint Cup team owned by Shana Mayfield withdrew its entry for this weekend’s race. Mayfield Motorsports did not bring the #41 to Dover International Speedway and attempt to qualify for Sunday’s race.(ESPN)(5-29-2009)
