The continuing saga of Jeremy Mayfield has taken a turn into Stupidville.
For those fans that may have been in the dark for the last year, Mayfield is the former driver who was suspended after testing positive for meth last spring. Both Mayfield and NASCAR have been in and out of court with each claiming they are right and the other side is wrong.
Up until Tuesday both sides had filed reasonable arguments stating their case. Whether NASCAR is right and Mayfield is wrong is a matter left to the courts, but one thing is clear; last week, lawyers representing Mayfield went way across the line.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Mayfield’s lawyers, led by defense attorney to the stars Mark Geragos, subpoenaed NASCAR CEO Brian France’s ex-wife Megan and requested documents concerning a lawsuit filed against her by her former husband, along with joint tax returns and mail addressed to Brian France.
Are you kidding me?
France sued his former wife last year and all the documents in the case have been sealed. But yet Mayfield’s attorneys feel they now need to pry in the private life of NASCAR’s CEO.
And for what reason?
It obvious that desperate times are calling for desperate measures, that someone in the Mayfield camp is looking for retribution despite the fact that there are sill motions and legal proceedings that haven’t been addressed yet.
Tuesday NASCAR filed a motion in court that said, "They are attempting to improperly bring private, irrelevant information concerning Mr. France's domestic relations into this litigation as a means of retaliation.”
Well duh.
Not in anybody’s wildest dreams could there ever be a reason for someone connected to Mayfield to pry into the private life of NASCAR’s CEO for anything other then plain old fashioned mud slinging.
Geragos also petitioned the court to hold a deposition of Megan France on December 4th, which happens to be the same day as NASCAR's awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
In NASCAR’s filing they pointed out that the date Geragos selected is "on a day when neither NASCAR's corporate representatives nor Mr. France can attend."
Geragos of course was well aware of that.
What Geragos is attempting to do smacks of the same tactics some defense lawyer’s resort to when its obvious they have a less then even chance of winning; bug the hell out them and hope they want to settle out of court so Mayfield will just go away.
Lets hope that doesn’t happen. Mayfield should have his day in court and one would hope he isn’t attempting now to try and have the matter settled before it’s ever heard in court.
What happened between Brian France and his ex-wife is their business. There is no one among us who would want our private affairs put before the public and the France family is no exception.
Before Geragos gets too far with his case though he should take note of the fact that Mayfield’s former attorney has not been paid and Mayfield spent last weekend auctioning off some of his property last weekend telling the AP that the auction was a ‘hobby’ but also as a way to pay his legal bills.
Of course Mayfield claimed weeks ago that he paid his former lawyer, Bill Diehl in Charlotte. However the lawyer said Mayfield owes a ‘significant’ amount of money to the firm.
Lawyer sues Mayfield, claming unpaid legal fees
Attorney Bill Diehl filed a lawsuit Wednesday against suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield for unpaid legal fees.FULL STORY
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Well,WHAT do you expect Jeremy and his lawyers to do? nascrap and their lawyers play nasty pool when it comes to Jeremy. Man, there must be a lot of yelling and screeaming again in those Ivory towers down there in Fla.There must be some jucicy stuff that baby brian wants hid from ALL the nascrap fans, as well as Jeremy. Trust me brian, we've seen you try to talk on tv while being, and really looking drunk,thru the last few years.nascrap is not what it was when you took it over.As far as Jeremy is concerened, nascrap wanted him for a poster boy for their drug plan..yes, some get by with doing stuff, but they have made Jeremy look like a fool. Jeremy has never done drugs,Jeremy will prove his innocence. Remember hundreds of racing fans WANT to see WHAT's in those sealed divorce papers.If nascrap can call Jeremy a druggie, the publiic can read those papers.Everybody knows what a divorce is, and well, we want to read the papers.Jeremy has a growing fan base, people believe his innocence.
I think writers like yourself just want Jeremy to roll over and offer no defense to whatever crap NASCAR throws out there. Just who was it again that brought families into this mess? Oh, that's right, NASCAR.
Is Jeremy now on trial for being slow in paying a very high priced lawyer? That's if this writer even has any real knowledge of that agreement and pay schedule. Not!
Does this writer have any idea of what it is Mrs. France just might have knowledge of pertaining to this mess? Not! Jeremy is entitled to the best defense he and his attorney's can muster.
Why was there no comment about NASCAR changing lawyers? There has been a lot said about Jeremy doing that!
All these biased comments against Jeremy are not on point for the simple reason that the vast majority of these writers have no clue to the whole picture being outside the legal loop! Why not just let the court do the decision making? That is how the system works. You trust NASCAR, I know better!
Jeremy....Go Away!
"HildaBeachfront," you do have some issues or are Jeremy or Miss ShhaaaNa in disguise. Jeremy, whether he is a drug addict or not surely looks like one. Umm, let's see how many people or organizations has he listed as the fault of all this instead of himself? (Evernham, crew chief, spotter, Erin, Dr. Black, NASCAR, Brian, tester, lab, in-laws, media, Claritin, lawyers, Darfur, Obama, directions, racing firms, setup, and on and on and on. Won't be long he will blame his dog, Shanna(who needs help herself), chinese dry wall, and Richard Petty...Classic drug abuser talk. He should trot on down to Borders Books and buy im a copy of Andre Agassi's book. Two peas in a pod. Ole wifey is living in denial herself. JM, like many many users, can hide is habit. Oh, and Jeremy, where is that Big Ole sponsor you said was waiting to do you a few months ago? Ah, I am sure Brian chased them off. Oh and I can't wait till the documentary...Trouble is with drug abusers...they lie and don't know it.
"28-4ever," just what issues do you have? Your post is nothing but an attach on "HildaBeachfront", Jeremy, and Shana. What exactly is your problem? Hilda made some very good points. What is it that Brian France is hiding? I bet it is his own drug and alcohol problems. Jeremy has been used as a scapegoat. Why is that so hard to see? Anyone can google if Adderall can produce a false positive drug test. And guess what? It can! I can't believe this case hasn't been thrown out. Dr. Black is an idiot!
Look Nascar did not mind bring in Mayfields stepmother! So maybe Mayfields lawyers think Frances exwife has some important information they could use!
France seems to want a 'double standard" in this case!
Remember Brian is the head of Nascar that fined Carl Long $250.000 and lets Millionaire car owner get by with less!!!!!!
Obviously, NASCAR is guilty of not having a complete thought (imagine that). They opened up the can of worms, Mayfield's legal council is more than happy to spread them around the courtroom for all to see. They should have thought of this earlier. If Garagos is successful, we are going to find out a lot about NASCAR and Brian France. Probably more than we want to.
Sarah you and your kind are bafoons. JM lies like Hilary Clinton and Sarah Palin put together. Brian's personal troubles don't have one iota to do with whether or not JM used meth. Not one. Those who think so think a little man in the sky 'has a plan for you.' HildaBeachfront doesn't have one good point. In fact that moniker is just a front for some other reason. I have seen his/her kind of print before. They are bitter and have been "wronged" by "the man" or NASCAR before today. All the lay talk crap of people that think they know drug testing. You don't fail two tests. And JM lies about the directions and all that junk on the day they surprised him. On top of that way do you think Dhiel left JM, huh? Or are you gonna tell me why, because you have first hand knowledge? Most trial lawyers will do and say anything to take the heat off their client. JM has you fooled or you are related to him. Lemme tell ya drug abusers will break your heart. They lie until the end & other people hurt.
Some of the different names on here are the same writer...trying to make it look bigger than a bread box. JM doesn't have a lot of fans I don't care who you talk to and a lot of people who believed him in the beginning have left the fold. All the junk that has been said; all that trash talk. The trouble is with drug abusers is that can't keep their lies straight for long. Just tell me, how many others are responsible for JM's problems? I mean we have listed everything but the kitchen sink. IT THE DRUGS THAT ARE TALKING; THEY ALWAYS MAKE OTHERS AT FAULT. The courts are gonna agree with NASCAR no matter how much you dispise Brian France. They have the vidence, they have the legal standing. Look Andre Agassis just wrote in to say that he "darnk someone else's spiked drink." Who does that sound like? Spiked his urine. As shi.y as Brian France may be why would he risk a billion company on JM? It ain't worth risking a Matchbox car for let alone thousands of jobs.
You can hate Brian France all you like but that doesn't change the facts. Why then was JM supportive of NASCAR's drug policy just months before he was caught? Huh? Why? He wrote it folks not me. He said it folks not me. It's on record. His crew members were caught and he wrote that NASCAR's policy was great. Now just a few weeks later really we see he says he has been wronged; that it's all wrong. That he was setup. So why didn't he take up for his crew members. Was the test results right then and wrong for him? It's always "different" when the light shines on you. No matter who you are. JM is pathetic. Sues everybody for everthing then skips out on the bills. That's on record folks not my opinion. All this is on record. Trouble is with his "fans" is they don't read the record or cannot read.
284ever, you have no idea what you're talking about. Mayfield has been blackballed by Nascar for "calling out" his former car owner, Ray Evernhams relationship with his now "wife", as well as his problems with Penske before that. Yes, we all know that Jeremy was a hothead, but Nascarc oncocted this Meth story to be able to kick him out with the publics support. There is not one member in the garage area (including me) that believes Jeremy is a Meth head. The bottom line is that we all in the garage have a good thing going so we will never speak out because we value our jobs. Period.
By the way, I'm not a member of his team (or former). What Jeremy is doing in my opinion is wrong, but Nascar created this just to get him out of Nascar and that to was wrong. Jeremy has just chosen to fight for his name which everyone admires. Trust me, we are a family in the garage area, if he was doing meth we would have known. The bottom line is that Nascar has the power and money to do what it wants, including getting Brian out of his DUI.
Ron, you are blinded by the Nascar machine. Everyone that knows him, knows that Jeremy is not a meth head. You are blinded by media manipulation. Go watch race day, oh thats right seasons over. Do you really think JJ is the best driver in Nacar too?
What's your name "insider" Jeremy or Shana? Insider yea. And Sarah Palin never tells a white lie. Opps she never tells a big one either..."Pals around with tearOists." Insider, I have been an insider. I know some of these people. I don't work for NASCAR. I don't like NASCAR. But there are a whole bunch of people that know JM is a mth head. And if you mean that people keep quiet on some NASCAR things so that the show don't get tainted, yep they do. But let's see, hmmm. This vast conspiracy in the garage to keep the lid on the "setup." Yea, that one works. You write as have the other names you used here today like you know from a personal viewpoint. Hmmm, let's see they Mayfields have been known to use the media before and they surely know how to type. Uh and this blog doesn't verify...Oh, another dam set up and conspiracy thing.
Insider..or Jeremy....if you are an insider..you wouldn't be commenting on sites like this. There's probably more important things to do besides this..or are the floors already swept, and the toilets cleaned....? What I'm saying is...he should have just played the game...I still think he's as guilty as sin mind you...
284ever, this is the first I've posted. You seem to have a chip on your shoulder. Are your initials R.E. by any chance? If you know anything about Nascar then you know the power that they hold right? Everyone thought that Bill Simpsons belts broke on Dale's car huh? Just another media manipulation by Nascar, I'm there every week are you? Wonder why grandstands are getting smaller? Big E's death and blame it on Bill Simpson was just another Nascar coverup. YOU KNOWS NOTHING!
Brian France does not want the documents unsealed from the case against his ex-wife because they contain allegations about Brian Frances illegal drug use. And yes it is relevant.
Sorry Ron, I have a few weeks off until the trip back to charlotte to get cars ready for Daytona. No, I don't clean toilets, but I've made a good living with Nascar. Thats what Jeremys problem was though, he rocked the boat. There's a saying in the garage that "If you cross Nascar or consider it your resignation". I love my job, but all of that said, none of you knows what really goes on. Ask Jimmy Spencer about crossing Nascar. His fights cost him his ride, but after he still praised Nascar he was given a media spot. You don't cross Nascar!
Some of these comments are amazing...I am convinced that it is Jeremy and his stupid wife making them. What does Brian France's personal life have to do with a racecar driver using drugs and attempting to drive?? Please someone answer that intelligently(although I know on here, that will be difficult for some of you.) And by the way, Jeremy never had any fans and he sure doesn't now...
I am a different Tracy...obviously, I do not have the same opinion as the other one.
Why would any fan in their right mind want someone like Jeremy on the track with their favorite driver? Or for that matter, any of these other drivers that are putting their life on the line everytime that get into a racecar. They don't need to have to worry about some moron that has tested positive for meth on several occasions.
Tracy, I don't expect you to trust me, but just know this. I am not Jeremy or his wife, as we speak Nascar attorneys are checking IP adresses because they could use this as ammo against Jeremy. Do you know why Ray Evernham sold out to Gillett? Did Jeremy "call out" his relationship with Erin Crocker, now Rays wife? Did Jeremy not embarass Nascar? Ask anyone in the garage area in private (because they wont answer publicly) if they believe Jeremy took meth. We all would say no, but because of the contract we sign with Nascar we cannot comment publicly. Nascar is one of the most powerful corporations in the world...period. They are the Federal Reserve of racing.. Private and powerful.
The one anti Mayfield tracy is blind. Nascar can and always has done what it wants.
Insider yea you are really an "insider." So let's see 3,000-5,000 people have garage access. You know the secrets of that many people? How about just 2,000? Maybe 1500? Hell I don't know the secrets of 10 people close to me. That's because they are SECRETS dim wit. You know that NASCAR garage is family? Hey in your "family garage area" that you know so well. You know who is sleeping with whom? Who has drug problems, who has depression? Who is about to get divorced or lose their house or have a kid tha's stupi--or brilliant? Do you know who hates their father or mother or who adores them. Do you know why Mike Skinner ain't in Cup? How about the Company Car? Do you know where Kyle Petty just stopped on the race track to cause a caution? Do you know what owners are skimming or are they? Do you know what owners are making good money or are about to go out of business? If you know the close personal secrets of 2 dozen people in the garage then you are superman or woman. "Checking IP address
There are two people on this board taking up for JM. And they are the same person. And we know who it is. They write just like JM speaks to the press. "Checking IP addresses". I love that one. Same mind set and code words as: "setup," "spike," "end run," "shuck and jive," "intellectually dishonest," "spooky" "paid in full," . And on and on.
Hey Insider, I do have a chip on my shoulder. And it comes fron too many cowards in today's society. Always blaming someone else. Always suing. Taking bonuses when they haven't earned them. Bilking consumers while taking bailouts. US society is turned upside down right now. Yea, I am mad and have a chip on my shoulder. But that doesn't mean I made this up. That doesn't mean JM is not guilty when the facts show it. That doesn't mean that I can't be mad wnhen he lies thru his teeth. That doesn't mean that in that quiet moment when he thinks no one is watching that he doesn't just go ahead and take one more hit of the good stuff. Then drags people
We all know each other well enough to know each others wives or kids. The drivers are a bit more private, but the fact is that we pretty much know what goes on. Almost all of the crew members are friends, and yes we do talk. We know who we can trust and who not to. We also know who are the good Nascar officials and who are bad. Do you actually think that all 5 lugs on each wheel of each car goes on every time. Some officials call it some don't. Certain teams get away with it some never will. Someone mentioned Carl Long earlier, thats a perfect example.
LMAO 28, you seem like the paranoid one. Though I do worry about my job, I'm not worried about this IP adress. But you can bet your tail that Nascar is looking into it. By the way Jeremy is suing to clear his name, not just to get a buck.
"That doesn't mean that I can't be mad wnhen he lies thru his teeth"
28, if he was a meth head like you say, he wouldn't have teeth! Ha ha.
regardless of Mayfields innocence or guilt, I'd love to see some skeletons pulled out of Brian Frances closet. Divorce documents are not usually sealed, and France went to great expense and lengths to seal them. Why would he do this if he had nothing to hide. He is a poor example of a leader, and it would not suprise me in the least to hear of his own drug use. France is running Nascar into the ground, was handed the keys to Nascar by his Father and grandfather. It's not a secret that the France's view themselves as "untouchable" and they can do whatever they want. I'd love to see Jeremy's lawyers unearth the details of France's divorce.
"Insider" I have worked in that garage area likely longer than you have. Bobby Allsion had me over to his Winnabego once at Talladega during a race weekend to have dinner an actor friend. I worked for a crew the first race Ricky Rudd did at Rockingham when he drove for AJ (his cousin not Foyt). I have worked with Mike Beam, Robert Yates, Cliff Champion, Mike Bumgarner, David Ift, and a whole bunch of others. I saw Hal Nedham wear a bra on the outside of his shirt once in the garage area for a laugh. He was a blast. I walked by the pits of Richard Petty the EXACT moment the water tank blew up at Talladega and killed Randy Owens. I dropped tires once with DiGard during a race at Darlington. It embarrased my to no end. I was on a middle team that came within 16 laps of winning at Dover once until the car broke a rear end after the jack dropped on a pit stop. I have known and met and worked with many famous people in this sport. You don't know didly squat about the garage. You write BS
284ever, you have yet to contradict anything that I've said! Like I said before, Nascar is all powerful and it has everything to do with his attitude not meth. He embarassed Nascar, caused Evernham to sell, pee'd off Penkse and thats all you need to get the boot from them. I've gotta go einstein, but have a nice day. By the way, try to treat the obsession with Jeremy.
excuse me but Jm had & still has alot of fans who are sticking up for him. Most of what has been written bad about him was not said by him to the press but what the press (mostly Nascar driven writers)have mis-construed into the bias articles. Why can't these writers just write un-bias facts & write a clean article?
Insider check Andre Agassi's teeth. Last time I looked he has some pretty white ones. He too said he wasn't a meth head. He too was. The key word here is "was." He admitted it and went on. On the garage area thing. If you think that we think that you know that many peole's inner lives then you too have sniffed something that we don't. How absurd to write that you know all these secrets. You can live with someone for years and not KNOW them. What planet do you think the rest of us are from. Ever heard of the 3 Hebrew Boys? They stole $80 miilion from seniors and widowers and church mice and some of the churh ministers are still taking up for them. "Guilty" on 151 counts the evidence showed on all 3. How about the BTK killer? Hell most people in the community knew him as Davod rader and a great "citizen". Didn't know him as loving violence mayhem and murder and torture and betiality. All I say is that if you know the secrets of everyone then you need a Dr. Phil sown. U are underpaid.
Insider I have indeed contradicted everything you said einstein. Your obsession with the Evernham thing proves you are Jeremy or Shana. You know the little secrets they had and therefore that proves it. Lookit the first post this morning on this site started up about how wonder JM (you) are. There can be people that believe he is not guilty. But not like you write. You wite to close Big Boy. You write like you know but don't know. Know what I mean Miss Shana? You have been undressed here. If you were a team member then you wouldn't have time off to get back to Charlotte and work on the cars. Insider whoever you are, Jm or SM, we have caught you in another sham. It is just amazing to what lengths you will go to manipulate. I know you gotta go, go to the bank and pay Bill Dheil and Racing Technonlogies and all the other people you stiffed. Bye bye and good luck. Hope you get a ride in a legends car in Ethiopis.
Better watch out Mr. Engle. Mayfield will sue you. He soon will run out of lawyers he hasn't paid but that takes a while to catch up. I am sure he would haved sued the NASCAR "media lackeys" they have lined up but suing news media outlets are a costly thing for news personalities. But hey, just a a few because Mayfield may come after you.
Wow! What a great article and the posts sure have been entertainig. I don't know if Jeremy is guilty or not. I really don't. But there are a lot of things on his end that just do not add up. Way too many.
284ever, you have yet to contradict anything that I've said! Like I said before, Nascar is all powerful and it has everything to do with his attitude not meth. He embarassed Nascar, caused Evernham to sell, pee'd off Penkse and thats all you need to get the boot from them. I've gotta go einstein, but have a nice day. By the way, try to treat the obsession with Jeremy.
That is a blast. You blocked the IP address just to post JM's last post!
Insider I have indeed contradicted everything you said einstein. Your obsession with the Evernham thing proves you are Jeremy or Shana. You know the little secrets they had and therefore that proves it. Lookit the first post this morning on this site started up about how wonder JM (you) are. There can be people that believe he is not guilty. But not like you write. You wite to close Big Boy. You write like you know but don't know. Know what I mean Miss Shana? You have been undressed here. If you were a team member then you wouldn't have time off to get back to Charlotte and work on the cars. Insider whoever you are, Jm or SM, we have caught you in another sham. It is just amazing to what lengths you will go to manipulate. I know you gotta go, go to the bank and pay Bill Dheil and Racing Technonlogies and all the other people you stiffed. Bye bye and good luck. Hope you get a ride in a legends car in Ethiopia.
Your last post Insider proves you are Mayfield or one of his lackeys. You are so determined to be the last public relations spin on this that you will sit there on this keyboard till DoomsDay, which for you might not be that far away. This proves it Master Mind. I thought you were "got to go" kinda thing? I can stay here till Jesus comes because like you I don't have a life. So I can punch the keyboard and debate you all day long. I can debate you on every point. So just like JM, you don't have any real debate skills. All you do is just mouth and think us stupid people will believe.
Typical sleazy lawyer tactic - if you don't have the facts or the law or your side, throw a lot of crap up. Notice how the media has avoided reporting the Wall Street Journal's analysis of NASCAR's drug testing program's being one of the best in sports? Good article, except "stupid" is an inadequate description.
Very poorly written piece. This article gave no mention of how unusual it is to have a divorce record sealed. The few other divorce records I've ever heard of being sealed all involve the very powerful. Try getting your divorce record sealed and see where it gets you. Secondly, no discussion of the ethics of NASCAR soliciting the testimony of disgruntled family members (of questionable veracity) of Jeremy Mayfield's.
NASCAR absolutely does not provide a level playing field and has always acted in a dictatorial manner for most of its existance. I wonder how many times JJ or Jr. has peed in a bottle? NASCAR's behavior in this matter has not been any more or less professional than Mayfield's. I believe taking sides in this is a bit like wrestling a pig. No matter who wins, all involved will come out of it muddy as hell.
I'm quite offended by this article - Jeremy is far from stupid. Do you really think HE told the lawyers to go after this information?! I bet he lets them do their jobs. Now for those of you that believe everything you read - especially about Nascar - you'd better do some more research. It's not a sport anymore - just entertainment - just like WWE........
28-4ever you talk about all the things you have done in Nascar, is there anything more current, you know like after Mayfield was born?? Hey feel free to check my IP address also,, hell I'll give you my street address and then we'll see how brave YOU are,, you pompous ass...
Did it occur to any of you that Megan France may have contacted Mark Geoagos, and wanted to give a deposition? It is possible she could have information that would effect this case. The Charlotte Observer has already asked for the trial between Brian and Megan be "open" and that all records be un-sealed. The Judge has yet to rule on this, however, it is a good chance it will happen. If it does, then all that information will be out in the open anyway.
go get um Mayfield I am on your side
regardless of Mayfields innocence or guilt, I'd love to see some skeletons pulled out of Brian Frances closet. Divorce documents are not usually sealed, and France went to great expense and lengths to seal them. Why would he do this if he had nothing to hide. He is a poor example of a leader, and it would not suprise me in the least to hear of his own drug use. France is running Nascar into the ground, was handed the keys to Nascar by his Father and grandfather. It's not a secret that the France's view themselves as "untouchable" and they can do whatever they want. I'd love to see Jeremy's lawyers unearth the details of France's divorce.
Jeremy isn't stupid...you are right. He is a drug user and an ego maniac
In addition even Megan France wants this trial to be "open", so it appears she wants all this exposed too. What's the phase "A woman scorned" ??
Quote from the Charlotte Observer:
"But attorneys for Megan France argued the hearings should remain open."
“What I think they're trying to do is do something that is contrary to the law,” her attorney Russ Kornegay argued.
He said there's no evidence France would suffer irreparable damage if the hearings remain open, and that to proceed behind closed doors might create legal problems."
Also interesting is that Russ Kornegay, Megan's lawyer works for James, McElroy and Diehl, P.A., Jeremy's old law firm.
I can't muster up any sympathy for any of the billionaire France family. Kyle Busch gave the disabled Sam Ard family $100,000. Did France lift a finger for him or any other person who helped to build Nascar? I'm sure Brian is helping his drug addict cousin though.
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