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No. 37 Crew Chief Suspended For Substance Abuse
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) has suspended crew chief Glenn Darrow indefinitely, for violation of the sanctioning body’s substance abuse policy. Darrow, crew chief for the No. 37 Dodge that competes in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series (with Tony Raines as the driver), was tested for banned substances last Saturday (Oct. 1) at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Test results were positive, violating Section 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing) and Section 12-4-E (violation of the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy) of the 2005 NASCAR rule book.

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I may be way out on a limb by myself, but I just don't think NASCAR should be testing crew chiefs. Drivers I can totally understand, but not crew members. I think that should be up to the team owner to test his employees not NASCAR.
 
I think anybody that comes in contact with a race car should be tested for safety reasons.
At the local dirt tracks you cannot even go in the pits if you've had 1 beer.
If I were a driver I would want to know for sure that who ever was working on my car wasn't stoned, drunk, high, etc.
 
BobbyFord said:
I think anybody that comes in contact with a race car should be tested for safety reasons.
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I concurr. I don't really like testing but if you are going to do it, everyone should be tested.

Besides, when you are part of a team, you sign a paper acknowledging the fact that you can be tested by Nascar.
 
I agree with Bobby and Guido. Everyone should be tested. That includes officials, scorers, or anyone else connected with a race team.
 
RaceChick said:
I may be way out on a limb by myself, but I just don't think NASCAR should be testing crew chiefs. Drivers I can totally understand, but not crew members. I think that should be up to the team owner to test his employees not NASCAR.
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If they're at the race track they come under the rules to be tested.

If they don't want to be tested because they want to be a drug head they better get into a different line of work.
 
I think if NASCAR said next year the rule is anyone who walks in the infield gets tested then I wouldn't have a problem with it. I just don't like the fact that now someone can have an axe to grind and they go tell NASCAR they think so and so is doing an illegal substance and that is when NASCAR decides to test them. Let me just say again I do not condone any illegal substance use or drinking on the job.
 
It sure didn't take R&J Racing long to get rid of Darrow............

Veteran Terry Wooten has been hired by R&J Racing as the team's new crew chief, effective this weekend at Kansas.

and will be with the race team for this Sunday's race at the Kansas Speedway.

Team owner Roger Craven said Darrow is no longer with the team.
 
Plain and simple.....would you like it if YOUR mechanic, tire changer, AAA guy towing your vehicle, etc. were impared? Next time someone pops a pill, takes a toke, "eases stress" with an illegal (or even legal) substance, would YOU get in the car with them?
Nascar drivers put their life at risk enough as it is without having to deal with drugged up, stoned or drunk team members.
I say GOOD CALL NASCAR!
 
Racechick,

When you fill out the application for your NASCAR license (even if it's only for a mechanic's license at a local NASCAR sanctioned track) you are signing an agreement that you may be subject to testing for drug, alcohol, or other substance use, including prescription drugs, at any time during any sanctioned event.

It's not the idea that someone may "have an axe to grind", it's the idea that someone could very easily be injured or killed because of someone else's lack of good judgement.
 
Why not have all 43 drivers pee in a cup, the cup marked, and then a blind sampling taken each week? If the drivers are clean this would put everyone at ease.
Then do random blind testing on team members as well. I wouldn't see where that would need to be every week.
 
I would think the race team owners would do a little checking. Every place I have ever worked has random checks on its employees. Why do they leave the screening up to NASCAR?
 
RaceChick said:
I think if NASCAR said next year the rule is anyone who walks in the infield gets tested then I wouldn't have a problem with it. I just don't like the fact that now someone can have an axe to grind and they go tell NASCAR they think so and so is doing an illegal substance and that is when NASCAR decides to test them. Let me just say again I do not condone any illegal substance use or drinking on the job.
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Maybe you should rethink your post racechick.. What would you do if you saw one of the mechanics or tire changers staggering out of the portapotty on his way to the wall? Surely you would report your observence to someone? If anyone uses drugs they have no right to risk others lives..period!
Betsy :(
 
RaceChick said:
I may be way out on a limb by myself, but I just don't think NASCAR should be testing crew chiefs. Drivers I can totally understand, but not crew members. I think that should be up to the team owner to test his employees not NASCAR.
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You have a valid point since the drivers are independent contractors, it might be better if the team owners and sponsors took control of the drug testing. Having said that...I am glad someone is testing them, I think it is a mandatory precaution.
 
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