Is NASCAR?

Major League Baseball a permanent might black eye, widespread use of performance enhancing drugs was widely known. Substance of from users have already tarnished the sport of professional football. The International Olympic be scandals under the microscope this summer after decades of the drug. And the PGA is discussed, whether golfers such as the world test most of sudden a wiry even Tiger Woods, notes, which is evasive in his private practice.

NASCAR had a written policy for over 20 years, never been applied. No driver, when it was - made in secret a random drug test given, but calls for change are getting increasingly louder and more frequent.

Camping World Truck Series driver Aaron FIKE was suspended for an indefinite period entitled to a national magazine, that he used heroin on race days. His condition was unknown until his arrest in 2007, and drivers are now calling for a tougher policy. FIKE, carried in more than 50 Busch series events took a truck event at Memphis on the day of his arrest admittedly while under the influence.

Former NASCAR driver Shane Hmiel was for life after failed his third drug test in ' 06 and now racing late models on dirt tracks banned. Hmiel recently won a race for the USAC Sprint Car Series race in California, but is banned by NASCAR events. Still, a failed test 1988 haunted by the driver Tim Richmond, a year later died of AIDS, the sport.

The sanctioning body called official policy tests at any time, anywhere, but only on "reasonable suspicion", and leading drivers say that they were never tested for drugs. You want a tougher stance in place and loud call for a random drug test at least twice a year. NASCAR President Mike Helton bypasses the call to praise for his driver to speak out-allegedly "proof" that they are clean. In addition, Helton says, teams of their own drugs policy in fact have the NASCAR sport does not override.

It was Richmond death at the age of 34, which persuaded to put a drug policy to NASCAR, although the rules are not enforced on paper and is not mandatory random testing. Driver sign a contract with NASCAR a competitor's license agreement to certain conditions apply, but, where "reasonable suspicion", nothing more is done. Many drivers, the suspicions, such as for example FIKE, raised were arrested first, before NASCAR have wisely and took action.

Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman claimed that FIKE's situation was neither the first nor the last of its kind, while long-time veterans Mark Martin as from the Thunder moved from Fikes arrest was. Dale Earnhardt Jr. quietly says, that when people talk enough on NASCAR principle, one of the leaders of 'hear no evil, see no evil'-changes.

NASCAR drivers are not part of a Union are, and participants of teams, which are largely irrespective of place of sanctioning. So, it is mandatory for drug testing or screening for alcohol harder, implement and enforce.

NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France says his sport the most effective drug policy has already one that quickly and safely reactive promises punishment in rather than proactive,. France leave avoided a DUI arrest in ' 06 by a scene of the accident before police arrived. Turn he still a blind eye, if evidence appears afterwards.

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