Jeremy Mayfieldâs next day in court â against NASCAR â is set for Jan. 24 in the U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will hear the appeal. The panel will decide whether Mayfield has enough evidence for the case to continue. Neither NASCAR nor Mayfield will know which appeals court judges will hear the case until the morning of the hearing. Mayfield has not competed in NASCAR since the May 2009 drug test, which Mayfield claims was a false positive resulting from a combination of prescription medication for adult-deficit hyperactivity disorder and over-the-counter allergy medication. U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen dismissed Mayfieldâs claims in May 2010, ruling that Mayfield could not sue because of waivers that he had signed in order to compete in Cup. The judge also questioned the strength of Mayfieldâs evidence.(SceneDaily)(12-2-2011)
