Archive for June, 2009

NASCAR apparently had an independent laboratory analyze the urine sample that led to Jeremy Mayfield’s suspension for a failed drug test.

Court documents filed by NASCAR on Monday night show that MedTox Laboratories in Minnesota tested two specimens last week.

Both the results and the name of the person whose urine was tested are blacked out, but the filing is in response to Mayfield’s lawsuit to have his suspension lifted.

NASCAR and Mayfield are due in U.S. District Court on Wednesday.

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Joey Logano checked off one of his goals by making history Sunday, but he’s not done. He’s still motivated to accomplish more.

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Jeremy Mayfield will go head-to-head with NASCAR this week in what very well may be his last shot at racing again this season.

If a federal judge agrees Wednesday to lift his indefinite suspension for a failed random drug test, Mayfield has indicated he’ll go straight to Daytona International Speedway to attempt to resurrect his career.

But if the decision goes for NASCAR, then Mayfield is in for a long legal battle that will potentially destroy him both personally and professionally.

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Think Joey Logano’s “spin then win” was crazy? That’s nothing. Check out the rest of the weekend’s action with The Last Lap.

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Nothing could go right for Joey Logano at Loudon until he claimed victory. Check out how he pulled off the historic feat.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. had one of the most satisfying 13th-place finishes in his NASCAR career Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Gas strategies and a rain-shortened race probably cost the crowd favorite a better finish, but Earnhardt ran well throughout the day, spending most of the 273 laps in the top 10 and running quite a bit in the top five.

“We ran good today,” said Earnhardt, in only his sixth race with crew chief Lance McGrew. “I want to thank Lance and the team. …

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Joey Logano has won the rain-shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The precocious 19-year-old rookie came back from a crash that put him a lap down and won for the first time in 20 Cup race starts.

Logano was among a group of drivers who moved to the front of the field after getting out of sequence on fuel stops. The youngster moved into the lead on lap 264 when Ryan Newman ran out of gas. The race was scheduled to go 301 laps.

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It’s Joey Logano’s first Sprint Cup win, but others aren’t as happy about Sunday’s race. Check out the New Hampshire action.

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Joey Logano wasn’t the best Sunday, but rain and strategy helped him become the youngest winner in Sprint Cup history.

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An eight-car crash on a midrace restart has roused tempers and taken out a couple of contenders at the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

As the field headed toward the first turn on the 175th of 301 scheduled laps, Martin Truex Jr. appeared to slow to avoid third-place Dale Earnhardt Jr., who spun his tires on the restart. Kyle Busch hit Truex from behind and the melee was on.

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