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By: Christopher Smith

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This story has not been a favorite of mine to talk about, but the reality is, this is one of the biggest stories in sports right now. I never like to hear about people\u2019s misfortunes, and I really don\u2019t like to talk about them, but this story reminds me of the biggest and most exciting road course around. Every time you look up and think it\u2019s back to the stripe, there comes another turn.

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Here is the basic overall story, and you make your own judgement.

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Green Flag: It was reported that Jeremy Mayfield, driver of the All Sport Team, tested positive for Meth in a random drug test preformed by NASCAR on May 9th.

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That in itself is horrible news, and with NASCAR\u2019s new drug policy, Mayfield was immediately suspended, indefinitely. You don\u2019t see suspensions like this in any other sport and I have to commend NASCAR on their strict policy.

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Turns one, two and three: consist of a \u201che said, she said\u201d back and forth between NASCAR and Mayfield, both saying the other was wrong.\u00a0Mayfield screamed from the hilltops that he was innocent and that the test was a false positive due to a combination of Aderall, a drug used for controlling ADHD, and Claritan-D, an over the counter sinus medication.

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NASCAR doesn\u2019t listen and maintains the positive result.

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Turn four: Mayfield appeals the ruling and is supported by the courts to reverse the suspension and force NASCAR to allow the driver back on the track. So the first race he is eligible to race again is Daytona.

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Turn five: sponsors and other team owners around the sport get as far away from Mayfield as humanely possible, making it impossible for him to race that weekend.

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Turn six: Mayfield is supported by the other drivers as long as he is test regularly to ensure he doesn\u2019t get on the track under the influence.

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Turn seven: shows up and Mayfield now has to look at selling his team to make ends meet. Due to the legal issues he is facing and the fact that he is not on the track, it makes it more and more difficult to keep up the race team.

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Turn eight: Bobby Wooten, the GM of Mayfield\u2019s team then up and resigns on July 15, citing that he did not see how they were going to be able to get back on track.

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Hairpin Turn nine: the same day Wooten steps down, NASCAR reveals that in another test done the week of July 4th, Mayfield tested positive again\u2026 Yes, again. But this time it has more. What makes this the hairpin is that this turn contains an affidavit from Mayfield\u2019s stepmother claiming that she has personally seen Mayfield take Meth and make Meth over 30 times in the past 7 years.

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Turn ten: Mayfield has claimed that his stepmother is a lier and that NASCAR paid her to say those things to keep him suspended.

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Turn eleven: Mayfield now suing his stepmother, not for the items in her sworn statement, but for killing his father. Woah, that came out of left field\u2026 Yes, Mayfield\u2019s father passed away in 2007 and it was ruled as an apparent suicide when he was found dead in a chair with a single gunshot wound to his chest. Now Mayfield is suing for \u201cwrongful death\u201d in his father\u2019s demise.

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Turn twelve: still around the corner, but this has by far become the most intriguing and bizzare story in sports.

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No offense to Watkins Glen, but you can\u2019t hold a candle to the way this race is turning out. Only time will tell how many twists and turns this story will end with, but as of now, it is the most exciting road course I have ever witnessed.

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Mayfield: Story Has More Twists and Turns Than Watkins Glen