Here’s a fun little item via ESPN. Drivers report that NASCAR drug-testing policy is non-existent.
Sprint Cup drivers Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne say they never have undergone a drug test as NASCAR competitors.
“In the 10 years that I’ve raced, I’ve never been drug-tested,” Harvick said. “To me, that’s not a proper drug policy for a professional sport. We haven’t made any headway whatsoever on the drug-testing policy.”
Harvick and Stewart were reacting to an ESPN The Magazine story this week in which former driver Aaron Fike said he competed in Craftsman Truck Series races while he was on heroin.
“I have been in a race with him and I know for a fact that he’s not the only one,” Harvick said. “There’s another driver that was suspended that I can almost guarantee you was in the race car while he was under the influence, and that pisses me off.”
Gives a whole new meaning to horse power, eh? Look, of all the sports, racing has the most obvious need for drug testing — tweaking or smacked up drivers can kill other competitors, not just beat them.
Where does Brian France stand on this? Is he standing? Or is he driving his car into another tree somewhere in Florida?
