Associated Press
The NASCAR notebook …
Although the National Stock Car Racing Commission said it was tempting to give Carl Long and his crew chief penalties they could “more-readily bear,” the driver’s appeal was denied Tuesday.
Long was penalized for having an oversized engine at Lowe’s Motor Speedway last month. Long and his wife, car owner DeeDee Long, were suspended 12 races and docked 200 points. Crew chief Charles Swing was fined $200,000. All are NASCAR records.
Long appealed in hopes of leniency for his part-time, low-budget team. He got some relief, but not quite what he was looking for.
“I’m truly disappointed in NASCAR,” Long told The Associated Press. “The sport I love and grew a part of has really given me a sour taste in my mouth.”
MAYFIELDCHARLOTTE ó NASCAR has asked to move Jeremy Mayfield’s challenge of his indefinite suspension to federal court.
The veteran driver claims NASCAR did not follow its drug-testing policies and left Mayfield with no way to prove his innocence following his May 9 suspension.
NASCAR has not revealed what substance Mayfield tested positive for.