Jeremy Mayfield a No-Show at Daytona

by Holly CainFiled under: Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Daytona Int'l Speedway, Sprint CupJeremy Mayfield did not bring his race team to Daytona International Speedway Thursday despite getting the go-ahead from the U.S. District Court in Charlotte on Wednesday.Mayfield, an owner-driver in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR on May 9 after allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine on May 1. He has repeatedly denied that he took the illegal drugs, insisting the test was a false positive -- the result of mixing a prescription drug and a common allergy medication.Mayfield has sued NASCAR over the test results, and Wednesday U.S. District Judge Graham Mullen ruled he could compete until his trial, saying the damage to Mayfield's reputation and career exceeded the potential damage done to NASCAR.Jeremy Mayfield a No-Show at Daytona originally appeared on Fanhouse Motorsports Blog on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of ...