Jeremy Mayfield’s legal challenge against NASCAR over his 2009 failed drug test finally is over. With a Wednesday deadline to file a request to the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in the case, Mayfield opted not to continue his quest to prove that NASCAR erred in determining that his May 1, 2009 drug test was positive for methamphetamines. A U.S. District Court judge ruled in favor of NASCAR in January 2010 before the case ever went to trial. The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld that ruling in March. The basis of the ruling was that Mayfield could not sue NASCAR because of waivers he signed regarding implementation of NASCAR’s substance-abuse policy. The waivers are part of the agreement a driver signs with NASCAR in order to participate. ‘We ‘re pleased that this case is behind us,’ NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said. ‘The courts supported our position that NASCAR can establish reasonable rules and requirements to help us regulate our sport.’(Sporting News)(6-28-2012)
