Jeremy Allen Mayfield was born on May 27,1969 and is a former American stock car racing driver.
27 Facts About Jeremy Mayfield
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On May 9,2009, Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely as both owner and driver by NASCAR following what NASCAR said was a positive test for methamphetamine.
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On July 15,2009, NASCAR said Jeremy Mayfield had for the second time tested positive for methamphetamine after failing a random drug test on July 6.
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Jeremy Mayfield soon went to work for Sadler Brothers Racing as a fabricator, and became their driver, winning Late Model Rookie of the Year at Kentucky Motor Speedway in 1987.
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Jeremy Mayfield made his Cup debut in the 1993 Mello Yello 500; starting 30th and finishing 29th in the No 95 Earl Sadler-owned Ford Thunderbird.
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In 1994, Jeremy Mayfield declared he would run for NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year, and signed to drive the Sadler Brothers' No 95 Ford.
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Jeremy Mayfield began 2001 with two consecutive third-place finishes, but was released after the Protection One 400.
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Jeremy Mayfield later provided Jeremy Mayfield with a driving contract in Wallace's lower-tier team in 2005 as a sign of his regret.
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In 2002, Jeremy Mayfield signed to Evernham Motorsports, replacing Casey Atwood.
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Jeremy Mayfield improved in 2003, winning the pole at the Aaron's 499 and posting 12 top-tens, finishing nineteenth in points.
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In 2004, Jeremy Mayfield returned to victory lane at the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 to move his team into the ninth spot in the inaugural Chase for the Cup, and finished tenth in points.
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Jeremy Mayfield signed a contract with Bill Davis Racing for 2007, driving the No 36 Toyota Camry.
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Jeremy Mayfield had five top tens, his best finish being a fourth at Rockingham in 2003.
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Jeremy Mayfield had three Craftsman Truck Series starts, with a best finish of 6th at the 2003 Hardee's 200 for Green Light Racing.
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In 2012, Jeremy Mayfield was evicted from his home and was planned to drive in the ARCA series for Carter 2 Motorsports, although this deal fell through.
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On January 6,2014, Jeremy Mayfield was convicted on two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia and one count for possessing stolen items, receiving 18 months of unsupervised probation, and was ordered to pay $88,124.41, adding an extra $1,100 in court costs.
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In May 2014, Jeremy Mayfield released a video, titled The Jeremy Mayfield Story, to explain the substance abuse controversy from his point of view.
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In July 2014, Jeremy Mayfield returned to organized racing competition, driving in a Pro Cup Series event at Tri-County Motor Speedway and finishing seventh of the ten cars that started.
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On September 29,2014, Jeremy Mayfield announced he would compete full-time in dirt and Super Late Model racing for 2015.
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Jeremy Mayfield earned his first career Late Model win on November 26,2018, at Lavonia Speedway, which was his first race win in any division of motorsports, since his final Cup victory of his racing career in 2005.
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On May 9,2009, Jeremy Mayfield was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.
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Lisa Mayfield, the widow of Jeremy Mayfield's father, stated that she was his mother and had seen him use methamphetamines many times since 1998.
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On May 18,2010, Mullen threw out Jeremy Mayfield's suit, saying that Jeremy Mayfield waived his right to sue NASCAR for defamation, when he agreed to take part in NASCAR events.
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On May 10,2012, Jeremy Mayfield was ordered to pay $1 million in the lawsuit of the dog attacks after failing to respond to a lawsuit.
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Almost all the charges were eventually dropped or thrown out, with Jeremy Mayfield pleading to two counts of misdemeanor possession of stolen property and one count possession of drug paraphernalia in 2014.
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Jeremy Mayfield was featured in Alan Jackson's 1997 music video "Who's Cheatin' Who".
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And, in 2004, Jeremy Mayfield participated in a Family Feud NASCAR special, hosted by then-host Richard Karn.