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February 20, 2009
Mayfield Motorsports Team Member Suspended Indefinitely for Violating the Substance Abuse Policy
Paul Chodora, a crew member from Mayfield Motorsports, has been suspended indefinitely for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy, which likely means that he tested positive for something when he was administered a drug test. Jeremy Mayfield said,
“Mayfield Motorsports respects the decision by NASCAR to indefinitely suspend Paul Chodora. We as an organization appreciate NASCAR's drug testing policies and policing efforts as it makes the sport stronger overall. If Paul doesn’t comply with NASCAR’s reinstatement process, then he will no longer be an employee of Mayfield Motorsports.”
Of course Chodora was just recently hired since Mayfield only assembled his team a couple of weeks before heading to Daytona. He previously worked for Haas-CNC Racing and was one of those laid off at the end of last season - pretty unbelievable that he got another opportunity, something that isn't easy these days given how few teams are hiring, and almost immediately threw it away by taking something that resulted in a positive test.
Posted by silverdsl at February 20, 2009 10:25 AM