Nascar senior vice president steve odonnell made the announcement prior to saturday. The test will be conducted in nashville, tennessee at aegis headquarters, per the nascar rule book. Ragan said she took the passage in section 1911 b 2 of the rule book literally. Cars spin out in the last lap of the sprint cup series coke zero 400 at daytona international speedway on saturday. On july 24, allmendinger was found to have violated sections 121 actions detrimental to stock car racing and 19 nascars substance abuse policy of the 2012 nascar rule book. Jayskis nascar sprint cup silly season site at, up to date nascar news, rumors, drivers, sponsors and paint schemes. Nascar driver allmendinger temporarily suspended for failed. Penske racing responded by issuing a brief statement. July 17, 2012 nascar has been informed by the nascar substance abuse policy program administ. Nascar suspends driver aj allmendinger for failing drug. Ajs wife is a massage therapist that actually has many drivers and their families as clients. Thats when nascar decided it was time to spring into action and take this situation to task before it spread any further. Ive been tossing things around in my head about how to start this weeks column. Jul 17, 2012 aj allmendinger b sample test date set.
Allmendinger publicly commented on his temporary suspension from nascar for recently violating its substance abuse policy. Allmendingers b sample test scheduled, timeline released. Feb 16, 20 2 posts published by fan4racing on july 8, 2012. Daily corinthian eedition 071112 by daily corinthian issuu. July 7, 2012 driver aj allmendinger has been temporarily suspended from nascar competition based upon notification of a positive a test nascar received from. Jul 07, 2012 in a surprising revelation, nascar announced shortly before saturday nights coke zero 400 sprint cup race at daytona international speedway that it has temporarily suspended driver a.
Nascar also noted, pursuant to the rule book, allmendinger has the. Kasey kahne is hitting his stride at a great time leading up to the chase. The complete history by auto editors of consumer guide and publications international ltd. A few things have taken up a majority of my thoughts ocfs, accord speedway and the big show. With his nhms win, his second of the season, hes now placed his team securely into the first wild card spot, giving his team a great chance to contend for the 2012 championship. Nascar notified penske racing this afternoon that aj allmendinger was administered a drug test earlier this week, and those results tested positive. With that privilege comes certain benefits, responsibilities and obligations.
Pursuant to the rule book, allmendinger has the opportunity to. The rule book changes on member conduct are in section 12. They had the full endorsement of the drivers, from all three of nascars touring series, who made it clear they absolutely didnt want to share the race track with an impaired colleague. July 9, 2012 greg engle editornascar examiner main page. Austin wayne self issued substance abuse policy penalty. Pursuant to the rule book, allmendinger has the opportunity to request within the next 72.
The windsock july 12, 2012 by 2nd mawmcas cherry point issuu. Full text of international herald tribune, 1998, france. July 7, 2012 driver aj allmendinger has been temporarily suspended from nascar competition based upon notification of a positive. Nascar suspends allmendinger for failing drug test fox news.
Correct and proper conduct, both on and off the race track, is part of a members responsibilities. As outlined in the rule book, nascar next will provide allmendinger a letter outlining a process for reinstatement. In this space, jim writes about all things nascar and. Daytona beach a aj allmendinger was temporarily suspended by nascar after he failed a random drug test. The windsock july 12, 2012 by 2nd mawmcas cherry point. Jul 07, 2012 nascar will follow its policies and procedures set forth in the rule book in dealing with this matter. Veteran sports writer jim utter covers nascar for the charlotte observer and its racing site. Nascar driver allmendinger temporarily suspended for.
The nascar member officially notified the mro on july 9 of his request to have his b sample tested, which was within the allotted 72hour window from the time he was informed. July 2012 news archives jayskis nascar silly season site. The nascar member officially notified the mro on july. Still, many of the rules, such as the scoring system, have been widely publicized both by nascar and the media. Later that day, july 7, the mro notified nascar of the positive a test, and nascar temporarily suspended the nascar member, as stated in section 1911b 6,7. Nascar senior vice president steve odonnell made the announcement prior to. Feb 16, 20 kasey kahne is hitting his stride at a great time leading up to the chase. The nascar member may be present either personally or represented by a qualified toxicologist not associated. Nascar unveils vast rule changes to personalconduct policy.
Jul 31, 2012 on july 24, allmendinger was found to have violated sections 121 actions detrimental to stock car racing and 19 nascars substance abuse policy of the 2012 nascar rule book. Allmendinger suspended for failed drug test skirts and. Enter your usernameemail and password below to login to the rule book and parts database. Driver aj allmendinger temporarily suspended from nascar. Nascar s rule book says it will judge such matters on a casebycase basis, but also states that a crew chief, tire carrier and tire changer responsible for a tire coming off face a mandatory.
Allmendinger suspended for failed drug test skirts and scuffs. Tennessee at aegis headquarters, per the nascar rule book. Nascar issues a different rule book for each racing series. Highlands countys hometown newspaper since 1927 50 wednesday april 12, 2006 treats creo t.
They had the full endorsement of the drivers, from all three of nascar s touring series, who made it clear they absolutely didnt want to share the race track with an impaired colleague. The national association for stock car auto racing makes and enforces numerous rules and regulations that transcend all racing series. Also available on microfilm from the university of florida. Pursuant to the rule book, allmendinger has the opportunity to request within the next. Nascar suspends aj allmendinger for failed drug test.
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