NASCAR Is Simply Amazing

Amazing…in a word.  

NASCAR is amazing, not only from the velocity of speeds that those cars are able to run on the tracks each week, but the amount of talent each and every driver has to keep from stacking up the field behind him. One little wiggle, a smite of an inch and you got the “Big One." That in itself is pure unadulterated amazement.

What is most remarkably amazing is Brian Frances’ witch hunt, and that is exactly what it is, of Jeremy Mayfield. They have been looking for a face to place on their poster board ever since Aaron Fike admitted to shooting up heroine pre-race. Why, they have egg on their face and are trying to wipe it off on the firesuit of Jeremy Mayfield! 

Yes, I hear the whining of a few drivers that don’t want to be on the track with someone under the influence, wait…under the influence. Now that is a very broad statement. Under the influence of what? Drugs, alcohol, both?

See, it’s an all or none policy guys, drugs are drugs. You can’t say that someone who is taking a prescription amphetamine to combat a widely recognized disorder can’t be on the same track as the rest of you, unless you are willing to concede that anybody who takes any drugs, prescription or otherwise, cannot race as well.

Even those bags of intravenous fluids are drugs, and dehydration is a well known affliction, so in essence that driver should not be allowed to race because he cannot perform without the aid of medication. Oh and let’s also not forget where NASCAR’s humble beginnings came from, running hard liquor, and as we all know alcohol is a drug.

Even series' were born from the high dollar donations of alcohol and tobacco industries, even more drug promotion. Mark Martin even drove a car bearing a prescription drug for E.D. One of the major side effects of that drug is that it lowers the blood pressure significantly, sometimes even to the point where it can cause that person to pass out.

Let’s not forget Carl Edwards’ sponsor from last year; after all, he professes on the television that he takes it so he can drive “clear” headed, and isn’t that the same pharmaceutical company that manufactures the over-the-counter medication that Jeremy took in combination with his prescription drug that triggered this whole mess in the first place, the very same company who refused to change its chemical composition to make it less meth-producing friendly?

So if drug dealers can manufacture meth in their shantys, then why is it so hard to comprehend, Mr. France, that the amazing body that we all have can break down chemical components, and through the blood stream into the kidneys we have all the attributes of everything we have ingested.

Perhaps instead of taking our money and using it to fund your legal fees in this witch hunt, you should reimburse Mr. Mayfield for his lost wages, say you’re sorry, and move on. Better yet, Mr. France, perhaps you should start reinvesting the money you get from our pockets back into the sport that is keeping you so well to do.

After all, your father would have done it to keep the sport alive.