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7th July 2012, 23:40 #1
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Breaking News:Allmendinger Failed Drug Test
Allmendinger suspended for failing drug test: NASCAR announced 90 minutes before the race that #22-A.J. Allmendinger has failed a random drug test and has been "temporarily" suspended. He was randomly selected and tested following the Kentucky race and his "A" sample tested positive. He has the right to request that NASCAR test his "B" sample. Should he refuse to have the "B" sample tested, or if that test is positive, the suspension will become indefinite. Sam Hornish will replace him in the #22 at Daytona.(7-7-2012)
Official Announcement: Driver AJ Allmendinger has been temporarily suspended from NASCAR competition based upon notification of a positive "A" test NASCAR received from the Medical Review Officer as stated in Section 19-11B (6,7) of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy. Pursuant to the rule book, Allmendinger has the opportunity to request within the next 72 hours that his "B" sample be tested. NASCAR will follow its policies and procedures set forth in the rule book in dealing with this matter.(NASCAR)(7-7-2012)
Hornish to drive the 22 if he can make it back to Daytona in time#4 2014 Sprint Cup Champion, 2007 Daytona 500,2003 Brickyard 400,2x Coke 600,2014 Southern 500 Champ: 962 starts,90 wins, 345 T5s, 544 T10s, 44 poles, 2x NNS champ
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8th July 2012, 00:28 #2
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Not good. I've been a Dinger fan since his Champcar days, quite disappointed right now.
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8th July 2012, 00:44 #3
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Me too.
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8th July 2012, 01:32 #4
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Don't get to bummed until the 'B' sample gets tested. There can be/are false positives.
If the 'B' sample does come up positive, then you can be bummed.The secret to winning races: More Throttle, Less Brake.
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8th July 2012, 05:41 #5
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Who saw this coming? I sure didn't.
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8th July 2012, 11:23 #6
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Originally Posted by Lee Roy
The key elements are the drug found, the level, and the response from Dinger. Like most sports, the drugs tested and the levels are pretty strict (as they should be). Seeing anything other than small amounts of restricted prescription drugs after a race when the test was given is a very serious issue. How Dinger handles this will say a lot about him as a person.
I am sure this will be a big story over the next few days and the full story will come out. But it is a sure way to kill a career.I read it on the internet, so it must be true
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8th July 2012, 14:28 #7
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Obviously it doesn't look good. However, I agree with most, we need to let it evolve and see if additional info surfaces that would negate the test results. I am really dissapointed if the tests prove that AJ is taking illegal drugs as defined by Nascar..
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9th July 2012, 00:31 #8
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DUI a few years ago and now this, what an idiot.
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9th July 2012, 00:50 #9
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He wouldn't have to sit out a race if there was nothing to it.
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9th July 2012, 02:18 #10
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I'm quite disappointed with A.J., I've been a fan of his since he started NASCAR. He won the Rolex 24-hour race just this year and was in a positive place among the fans, and came close to taking his maiden win in NASCAR not too long ago. I really hope he can find his way out of this one, or all of that is going to change.
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:champion: 1997 BTCC-Total Cup for Privateer's CHAMPION :burnout:
How would any of the proposed changes from this silly working group have changed ANY of that in 2025 or 2026?
WRC main class in 2025