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Judge Lifts Mayfield's Suspension

Posted: 3:09 am EDT July 2, 2009

(Sports Network) - A federal judge lifted the NASCAR-imposed suspension on driver Jeremy Mayfield Wednesday, allowing him to race again, possibly as soon as this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

"This is huge for us. This means more to me probably than any race I've ever won or anything," said Mayfield outside the court house after the ruling was announced by U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen.

Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines during a random drug test in May, but Mullen noted the likelihood of a false positive in issuing the temporary injunction.

"The truth came out and now I can go back and say now we're cleared of all this," said Mayfield. "I cleared my name and now we can go back racing again. It feels good to get this off our back and now we can move forward."

It's not known if NASCAR will appeal the ruling.

Mayfield has claimed his positive test resulted from taking the prescription drug Adderall XR, used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and a double dosage of the allergy medication Claritin-D.

The 40-year-old Mayfield became the first driver to be suspended indefinitely since NASCAR's revised drug policy went into effect earlier this year.

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2008 Sprint Cup Schedule

Date Race Venue/Winner
02/17/08 Daytona 500 Ryan Newman
02/24/08 Auto Club 500 Carl Edwards
03/02/08 UAW-Dodge 400 Carl Edwards
03/09/08 Kobalt Tools 500 Kyle Busch
03/16/08 Food City 500 Jeff Burton
03/30/08 Goody's Cool Orange 500 Denny Hamlin
04/06/08 Samsung 500 Carl Edwards
04/12/08 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Jimmie Johnson
04/27/08 Aaron's 499 Kyle Busch
05/03/08 Crown Royal Presents the Your Name Here 400 Clint Bowyer
05/10/08 Dodge Challenger 500 Kyle Busch
05/20/08 Sprint All-Star Race Kasey Kahne
05/25/08 Coca-Cola 500 Kasey Kahne
06/01/08 Dover 400 Kyle Busch
06/08/08 Pocono 500 Kasey Kahne
06/15/08 Michigan 400 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
06/22/08 Toyota / SaveMart 350 Kyle Busch
06/29/08 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Kurt Busch
07/05/08 Sprint Cup Series 400 Kyle Busch
07/12/08 Chicagoland 400 Kyle Busch
07/27/08 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard Jimmie Johnson
08/03/08 Pennsylvania 500 Carl Edwards
08/10/08 Centurian Boats At The Glen Kyle Busch
08/17/08 3M Performance 400 Carl Edwards
08/23/08 Sharpie 500 Carl Edwards
08/31/08 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 500 Jimmie Johnson
09/06/08 Chevy Rock and Roll 400 Jimmie Johnson
09/14/08 Sylvania 300 Greg Biffle
09/21/08 Dover 400 Greg Biffle
09/28/08 Kansas 400 Jimmie Johnson
10/05/08 Amp Energy 500 Tony Stewart
10/11/08 Bank Of America 500 Jeff Burton
10/19/08 Sprint Cup Series 500 Jimmie Johnson
10/26/08 Pep Boys Auto 500 Carl Edwards
11/02/08 Dickies 500 Carl Edwards
11/09/08 Checker Auto Parts 500 Jimmie Johnson
11/16/08 Ford 400 Carl Edwards

Standings

Sprint Cup
2008 Standings
1Jimmie Johnson----
2Carl Edwards-69
3Greg Biffle-217
4Kevin Harvick-276
5Clint Bowyer-303
6Jeff Burton-349
7Jeff Gordon-368
8Denny Hamlin-470
9Tony Stewart-482
10Kyle Busch-498
11Matt Kenseth-500
10Dale Earnhardt Jr.-557