It’s safe to say that NASCAR is losing friends fast. Amid the ongoing lawsuit drama and the flurry of controversial text messages, for many this has been the right time to hit back at the alleged injustice they faced. And, one of them is disgraced former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield. Even after 16 years of his ban from the sport owing to a positive drug test, Mayfield continues to defend himself, stating it was all a conspiracy.

‘Yeah, I feel vindicated,” Mayfield wrote on X on November 25. “This proves what I’ve said 4 years ,they don’t need a reason. Not fitting their mold is enough.I wasn’t their vanilla driver. I came n rough, hardnosed, made mistakes, & spoke my mind. Racing was my whole life. Now you’re seeing why they did what they did.”

This comes barely two days after Mayfield presented another bold piece of evidence.

It started when one X account brought up the drug scandal the driver had found himself in. “In 2009 Jeremy Mayfield was innocent, had the receipts, was financially drained by NASCAR & didn’t have the internet to defend him,” the tweet read. “It’s not a conspiracy theory anymore.”

Not only did Mayfield retweet it, but when another user pointed out that the driver “received a negative drug test from a hospital, yet NASCAR’s one that he took right before came back positive”, he shared a forensic drug analysis report clearly showing negative results for both Amphetamine and Methamphetamine.

What’s more, Mayfield also took his grievances to Facebook.

He initially tested positive for a drug test in 2009; however, the results were reversed in a follow-up test later. However, NASCAR took the first test as evidence, and Jeremy Mayfield was banned indefinitely from the sport. He kept arguing that it was a false positive, coming from a medication that he was taking at the time. He eventually sued NASCAR but lost the lawsuit. But now, after all this time, he helps the fans finally see the truth.

Fans side with Jeremy Mayfield

“Same thing they did to Tim Richmond”, a fan wrote, as they drew similarities between Mayfield and Richmond, the legendary NASCAR driver who had a controversial downfall. He was the first driver to be tested for substances, and the result came back positive. He was subsequently banned from racing.

Fans also saw the humor in this, using a picture of Napoleon Bonaparte returning from Elba to relate it to Mayfield’s post. “Jeremy Mayfield returning from Elba to tell NASCAR “I told you so”.’

“I never doubted you cuz! Now the world sees the truth!#owensborostrong.”

Many believe that there were small buildups leading to Mayfield’s indefinite ban from racing. One such thing was his criticism of Ray Evernham back in 2006. 

“100% Jeremy. I have been watching closely all along. I’m pretty sure you would still be racing in Nascar as long as you wanted, had you not publicly stated the everingham thing… Small letter, for a small person,” a fan expressed.

“If you could go back that far and get records I bet you would see some crazy stuff they said about you,” wrote a fan.

Although there is seemingly no clue of Mayfield’s return to the sport anytime in the future, his criticism against the NASCAR authorities seems to continue. It would be interesting to see what comments he makes in the future as the tough lawsuit between 23XI Racing and NASCAR steps up.