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Going all road experts here. Tony, JPM and Jeff have combined for 8 wins at Infineon, and Ambrose was running in the top five until he had transmission problems and failed to finish.

Jeff is the winningest driver at Infineon with 5 wins while Tony is one of only 5 drivers to record multiple wins here.

Montoya was the first rookie to ever win at Infineon and holds the record for the worst starting position by an Infineon winner, starting 32nd.

Ambrose has a win, 5 top tens and an average finish of 5.7 in 6 career Nationwide road course starts and finished a Cup career-best 3rd at Watkins Glen last year.

And for the love of god be smart and don't pick Kasey Kahne, his average finish in 5 Infineon starts is 31.8 despite an average starting position of 14.2 and winning the pole last year.

doggie - 16 June 2009 05:21 PM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 02:39 PM

I just did a quick web search for MacFenerstein and came up with this as part of an article discussing some major testing issues in Bexar, TX.

A local toxicologist [MacFenerstein]who just lost his contract with the Bexar County Department of Family and Protective Services says he spent much of the last year fighting to convince the department of the necessity of GC/MS confirmation. GC/MS, or gas chromatography mass spectrometry, breaks samples down to the atomic level and is widely considered the gold standard.

“They were trying to put us in a spot,” said Harvey MacFenerstein, a medical toxicologist at Analytical Toxicology. “They got this brainstorm, they don’t want confirmation. I said we need confirmation for it to go to court. I mean, someone’s going to lose their kids, and I know most of the opiates and amphetamines are sinus pills and over-the-counter stuff. I mean, a few months ago I would have tested positive because I was taking Claritin.”

A 40-year veteran of the piss trade, MacFenerstein doesn’t even like to touch the so-called dip tests. “There’s just too many problems with them,” he said, “inaccuracies.”

http://www.sacurrent.com/news/story.asp?id=69369

Mayfield's attorney did a web search for "piss trade" and Claritin and then charged Jeremy $20K for the results.

I can tell you what, I wouldn't trust too much anything dealing with a writer or a paper using the phrase 'piss trade'.

LOL I thought the same thing. That's why I included the quote.

bythebay - 16 June 2009 04:51 PM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 03:25 PM

If he has a medical doctor degree, one would think he would be a member of AMA. He is not.

Only about 19% of practicing physicians belong to the AMA. some report the number as low as 15%

You are correct.

I am a bit surprised as in my field the associations and their conferences are important venues for circulating research results. Of course, over the years, membership has declined as the large associations don't adequately address the narrow areas of interests of their constituencies.

bythebay - 16 June 2009 04:46 PM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 02:23 PM

LOL. What do you expect from an attorney who states that Brian France is a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?

Any person even somewhat familiar with NASAR knows that the France family home base is Volusia County, FL.

If Brian France owns a residence (house, condo, etc) in Mecklenberg County, NC, he could legally be considered a resident. It does not have to be his main or primary residence.

From NASCAR's response to Mayfield:

4. NASCAR denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 4, and states that Brian France is domiciled in Florida, owns property in Florida, maintains his principal NASCAR office in Florida, is a registered voter in Florida, has a Florida driver’s license, registers his personal vehicles in Florida, has a passport which lists a Florida address, and files his federal and state income taxes as a Florida resident. Moreover, Mr. France is Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR, which is also located in Florida.

Looks like it's Florida ... glad we got that settled.

speedfan - 16 June 2009 03:25 PM

J. - 16 June 2009 02:49 PM

Mayfield's side responds: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4262494

Not much of a response.

If he has a medical doctor degree, one would think he would be a member of AMA. He is not.

As for AACP, if one wants to sign on for an account, one can search their database. If NASCAR is claiming that he is not a member, it is very likely that someone did the two minute search and he is not.

The AMA, much like the ABA, has voluntary membership. However, they do have a doctor finder, so I put MacFenerstein's name in for the state of Texas where he claims to live..no result for a member or non-member by that name.

But, that's not really dispositive, because according to the AP, there was no claim that he was licensed to practice medicine in any US state. He claimed to go to medical school in Mexico, so he would have had to take and pass the US boards to get a license to practice in any state. There's no way of telling if he ever bothered to do that.

I can't imagine some of the organizations listed bothering to lie about certifications - it's "yes" or "no" in their records, and they have no personal interest in this either way.

auntysquat - 16 June 2009 06:03 PM

Looks like it's Florida ... glad we got that settled.

Oh boy I was worried it might take years for them to figure that out. Now on to where Mike Helton resides...

Copy of NASCAR's Motion...(unfortunately, it doesn't include copies of the supporting affidavits).

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/static/images/pdf/macfencreditionalsquestioned.pdf

speedfan - 16 June 2009 06:01 PM

bythebay - 16 June 2009 04:46 PM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 02:23 PM

LOL. What do you expect from an attorney who states that Brian France is a resident of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina?

Any person even somewhat familiar with NASAR knows that the France family home base is Volusia County, FL.

If Brian France owns a residence (house, condo, etc) in Mecklenberg County, NC, he could legally be considered a resident. It does not have to be his main or primary residence.

From NASCAR's response to Mayfield:

4. NASCAR denies the allegations contained in Paragraph 4, and states that Brian France is domiciled in Florida, owns property in Florida, maintains his principal NASCAR office in Florida, is a registered voter in Florida, has a Florida driver’s license, registers his personal vehicles in Florida, has a passport which lists a Florida address, and files his federal and state income taxes as a Florida resident. Moreover, Mr. France is Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR, which is also located in Florida.

I am sure that is all true. However, if we presume B France is a property owner in NC, then he could be legally considered as resident for purposes of this lawsuit as well as other purposes (such as being called for jury duty). That said, it is a bit of a mute point now a the case has been moved, at NASCAR's request, to Federal jurisdiction. This is not like a passport where you're a citizen of a single (or maybe two) country; this is more akin to income tax law where you may owe state income taxes in more than one state dependent upon where and the circumstances the income is earned.

Pitstop - 16 June 2009 06:22 PM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 03:25 PM

J. - 16 June 2009 02:49 PM

Mayfield's side responds: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4262494

Not much of a response.

If he has a medical doctor degree, one would think he would be a member of AMA. He is not.

The bigger issue may well be that, if the doc's credentials are discredited, that could well jeopardize dozens (hundreds) of cases that have already been tried and their convictions. Issues around Mayfield may pale in significance.