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This is a great article, a good human interest piece, and doesn't have the NA$CAR slant we fans get from the normal mainstream media.

Having read through the court documents which are available, NA$CAR's official drug policy, and yes, the Holy of Holies, the official NA$CAR rule book, I can see why Mayfield would want to talk with the former Mrs BZF. Any information she may have regarding drug and/or alcohol abuse by her former husband is relevant to Mayfield's case.

Based on the NA$CAR rule book, BZF is a NA$CAR official. Based on NA$CAR's official drug policy, any and all officials are subject to drug and alcohol testing. So, has BZF been tested for drugs and alcohol? The media has said nothing in regards to this or even bothered to ask about it, NA$CAR has said nothing about BZF or any other official being tested, and even BZF has remained mute. If he's been tested, then why doesn't he say what the results of the tests were? If the France's divorce was based in whole or in part on BZF using drugs and/or alcohol in excess, then it is relevant as NA$CAR's rules specify that anyone using drugs and/or alcohol in excess has to follow the rules and procedures set forth to be suspended and to be re-instated. If BZF is or was using drugs or using alcohol in excess, then he needs to follow the rules that he himself helped craft.

In the case of Tim Richmond, it came out in court that Tim's samples were tainted. And the lab? None other than Aegis Labs. It also came out that certain NA$CAR officials were trained on handling and testing the samples to include what could taint a sample. In testimoney before Congress, Dr Black omitted certain information pertaining to the WWE, which Aegis tested, and the death of wrestler Chris Benoit. What information has he omitted about Mayfield? The "normalizing" procedure used by Aegis Labs isn't recognized by the FDA because it's unreliable. So why would any legitimate organization concerned about drug testing use a lab which uses unreliable testing procedures and methods? In his testimony, Dr Black admitted that he and another Aegis Labs employee picked out scapegoats for the NFL's testing program. So Dr Black and Aegis Labs already have a track record involving picking out scapegoats and tainting samples.

Mayfield has had himself tested by independent labs, including Lab Corp, which is one of the country's most reliable labs and the results have come back negative. The only test which have come back positive have been Aegis Labs and based on their past history and their questionable testing procedures, their results cannot be trusted.

Knowing the backgrounds of some of the people who have signed affidavits against Mayfield, several if not all would be willing to commit perjury if it makes them a buck. This will come out in court if NA$CAR doesn't push to settle out of court and away from the eyes of the public and the media.

If the courts hold BZF to the same standards as the rest of us law abiding citizens, then justice will be served. And in the process, Mayfield will be able to prove his innocence. If half of what was written in "Dirt Under the Asphalt" is true regarding BZF, then he's got some serious explaining to do not only to the courts but also to the France family, the fans, the team owners, drivers, crewmembers, and the media.