Jeremy Mayfield says he stayed away from Saturday night’s race at Daytona to avoid being a distraction on Independence Day.
Mayfield had planned to attend the race after a federal judge lifted his indefinite suspension Wednesday for failing a random drug test.
But in a statement e-mailed at the start of the pre-race driver meeting, he says his presence would have been a distraction. He says he based that on the media attention he’s seen since his reinstatement.
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