Posts Tagged ‘Substance Abuse Policy’

NASCAR Amends Substance Abuse Policy

By Bram • Sep 20th, 2008 • Category: NASCAR, News, Press Releases

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Random testing to go into effect beginning in 2009

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2008) – The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) announced today it has amended its longstanding substance abuse policy to include random testing beginning in 2009.

The amended policy mandates that all drivers in NASCAR’s three national series be tested prior to the start of the 2009 season. Team owners must also verify that all licensed crew members have been tested by a certified lab prior to the start of the season. In addition, NASCAR will test its officials prior to the start of the 2009 season. Drivers, over-the-wall crew members and NASCAR officials thereafter will be subject to random tests throughout the year.

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Ron Hornaday Press Conference Addressing Steroid Use Questions (Part 2 of 2)

By Bram • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: NASCAR, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, News, Newsflash

(Left to right) Ron Hornaday Jr., Kevin Harvick and NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter address the media about a substance used by Hornaday. The group spoke at the New Hampshire International Speedway media center at Loudon, N.H. on Friday. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

(Left to right) Ron Hornaday Jr., Kevin Harvick and NASCAR Vice President of Corporate Communications Jim Hunter address the media about a substance used by Hornaday. The group spoke at the New Hampshire International Speedway media center at Loudon, N.H. on Friday. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

(cont) HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW RON AND DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE THIS ALL UNDER CONTROL?
HORNADAY: “I when I came here with Dale Earnhardt, Inc. in ’94 and ’95, I weighed 200-205 pounds and that is where I sit right now. My belly might show it. I feel fine. I felt fine before. I started losing weight and I got the shakes real bad. I felt fine then, other than just losing weight and getting the shakes. A little tiredness and stuff like that, but I mean, heck I am 50, I am going to be tired now, so it don’t matter.”

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Ron Hornaday Press Conference Addressing Steroid Use Questions (Part 1 of 2)

By Bram • Sep 12th, 2008 • Category: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, News, Newsflash, Press Releases

Ron Hornaday Jr. meets the media to address a report about his use of a substance. Hornaday addressed the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Friday. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Ron Hornaday Jr. meets the media to address a report about his use of a substance. Hornaday addressed the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. on Friday. (Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR)

RON HORNADAY, NO. 33 CAMPING WORLD SILVERADO; KEVIN HARVICK, NO. 29 SHELL-PENNZOIL IMPALA SS AND CO-OWNER OF KEVIN HARVICK, INC. (KHI), HORNADAY’S RACE TEAM AND JIM HUNTER, NASCAR VICE PRESIDENT CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS met with members of the media at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to discuss recent media story concerning possible substance abuse:

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