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: A judge on Friday denied Jeremy Mayfield’s request for a temporary restraining order that would have lifted the NASCAR driver’s suspension and enabled him to get back in his #41 Sprint Cup car. Judge Forrest Bridges scheduled a hearing in Mecklenburg County Court for Wednesday to determine whether Mayfield, who was suspended May 9 for violating NASCAR’s substance abuse policy, can compete at Pocono next weekend and until his case is settled. Bridges issued a gag order preventing attorneys for Mayfield and NASCAR from discussing what drug Mayfield tested positive for, which according to arguments by both sides in open court was amphetamines. “It’s like the rain delay on Sunday in Charlotte [the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway], except this one goes to next week,” said Bill Diehl, an attorney for Mayfield. Asked what was gained by Friday’s hearing, Diehl said, “We know what their case is and they know what our case is about.” Mayfield and Diehl filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging the driver’s suspension for what NASCAR said was a failed random drug test. In presenting Mayfield’s side, John Buric, an attorney in Diehl’s firm, said Mayfield had taken Claritin-D, an allergy drug, in addition to Adderall, a prescription medication used to treat attention deficit disorder. Buric said, according to NASCAR, Mayfield had tested positive for amphetamines; Adderall is a name-brand amphetamine. It was not immediately clear whether Adderall or its ingredients are on NASCAR’s banned substance list. NASCAR has not identified what Mayfield tested positive for or made its list of banned substances public. Mayfield has contended from the beginning that he did nothing wrong and the positive test was the result of combining a prescription drug with Claritin-D. Dr. David Black, who runs NASCAR’s testing program, has since ruled that out as a possibility. 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, which Bridges granted.(ESPN)(5-29-2009) AND see the Charlotte Observer for: NASCAR’s Drug Policy (pdf) Mayfield’s lawsuit (pdf) (5-30-2009)
