J. - 17 June 2009 08:17 AM

speedfan - 17 June 2009 07:22 AM

num5labonte - 17 June 2009 07:14 AM

When it rains it pours.

"Suspended owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield’s Mayfield Motorsports Inc. has been sued for $86,304.55 for parts, pieces and chassis work."

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Jeremy_Mayfield_sued_by_parts_supplier_chassis_builder.html

This whole episode is just so terribly sad.

I imagine that Jeremy may not have had the available cash, but it is a shame that he couldn't work something out with the guy.

The suit was filed last Wednesday, so it makes you wonder if they held off until it became increasingly obvious that Jeremy will probably never race in this series again. Jeremy has less motivation to work anything out with them while his legal bills are mounting and there's little reason for him to ever need their services again.

I know what you say is correct, I just wish that it could have been settled between them. What Jeremy doesn't need is yet another lawsuit.

Mearn - 16 June 2009 11:31 AM

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jpalm - 16 June 2009 12:39 PM

J. - 16 June 2009 12:28 PM

I'd assume this guy has been doing this type of work for awhile. Has this never come up before?

If anyone has lost a case in the past where he has testified, it might come up now.

I was wondering about that.

Pitstop - 16 June 2009 01:46 PM

J. - 16 June 2009 01:13 PM

Mayfield's attorney telling Pockrass that the questioning of the credentials will be "simple to refute."

Here's the thing - unless they come up with something proving NASCAR's allegations are completely false - like a diploma and official transcripts from the university THEY named as his alma mater, that denied it - under the name with the same spelling, with the same dates given to the Court, it's not so simple to refute.

When NASCAR got the case moved to Federal Court, it became a big deal...federal courts are much more strict in everything than state courts, especially procedural things. Plus, they sanction attorneys for many more things. The Judge's clerk will now have to research this "expert" independently to see what's going on. Seriously, even if they spelled his name wrong on the papers or something as dumb as that, if the court finds it was an intent to deceive, look for big sanctions against Diehl and Co.

On the other hand, if tney find NASCAR's allegations to be frivolous, sanctions work two ways.

Thanks for sharing your insight Pitstop.

This is an intersting case. I am very suprised that the national media, (CNN, FOX NEWS, SPORTSCENTER, ABC etc), haven't picked up on this case. Even Court TV for that matter would find this one interesting.

speedfan - 16 June 2009 02:23 PM

Pitstop - 16 June 2009 11:11 AM

an idiot. This isn't about what he had or didn't have in his system. This is about an attorney who just didn't do his job....

It's SOP for the other side to check an opposing expert's credentials. You want to know how often they are paid to testify, find all their published work, no matter how obscure, to try and show inconsistency in their opinion, things like that to try and discredit their opinions when they're on the stand. I can guarantee NASCAR never expected to find this.....

Since I have no reason to doubt a college administrator, at the very least Diehl and his office did not do due diligence when investigating this man. Not good for his firm and his reputation.

Yikes. You don't mislead a Court. Ever.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIrJsPPI21aR09RlfXaGlJuFiysAD98RRGLO0

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.

I didn't know that his attorney said that. Duh! I hope this guy isn't charging him too much money to defend him.

gary243 - 16 June 2009 02:52 PM

I did a quick search on MacFenerstein as well and the most immediate thing I noticed was that email address listed on his company's web site is a free Yahoo account.

That's interesting. It's like that old saying, "Perception is reality."

Hammer102492 - 17 June 2009 10:31 AM

speedfan - 16 June 2009 02:23 PM

Pitstop - 16 June 2009 11:11 AM

an idiot. This isn't about what he had or didn't have in his system. This is about an attorney who just didn't do his job....

It's SOP for the other side to check an opposing expert's credentials. You want to know how often they are paid to testify, find all their published work, no matter how obscure, to try and show inconsistency in their opinion, things like that to try and discredit their opinions when they're on the stand. I can guarantee NASCAR never expected to find this.....

Since I have no reason to doubt a college administrator, at the very least Diehl and his office did not do due diligence when investigating this man. Not good for his firm and his reputation.

Yikes. You don't mislead a Court. Ever.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iIrJsPPI21aR09RlfXaGlJuFiysAD98RRGLO0

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.

I didn't know that his attorney said that. Duh! I hope this guy isn't charging him too much money to defend him.

He actually wrote it in the Mayfield lawsuit!

Pitstop - 17 June 2009 08:45 AM

J. - 17 June 2009 08:17 AM

speedfan - 17 June 2009 07:22 AM

num5labonte - 17 June 2009 07:14 AM

When it rains it pours.

"Suspended owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield’s Mayfield Motorsports Inc. has been sued for $86,304.55 for parts, pieces and chassis work."

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Jeremy_Mayfield_sued_by_parts_supplier_chassis_builder.html

This whole episode is just so terribly sad.

I imagine that Jeremy may not have had the available cash, but it is a shame that he couldn't work something out with the guy.

The suit was filed last Wednesday, so it makes you wonder if they held off until it became increasingly obvious that Jeremy will probably never race in this series again. Jeremy has less motivation to work anything out with them while his legal bills are mounting and there's little reason for him to ever need their services again.

According to the article, the purchases were made in January, and he wasn't suspended until May. Even being generous, the bills were overdue - probably more than 90 days because I can't see these people extending a lot of credit with generous terms to a start-up team. If Jeremy didn't have to personally guarantee payment, he'll probably end up bankrupting the team, and then the debt goes away. Which sort of guarantees he's done in the industry, because it would be impossible to get credit later on from any racing supplier.

It's sad to watch someone self-destruct.

Yep.

I read before the Dover race that they didn't attend because the sponsors were pulling out and that he was looking for a buyer for the team. Think it was just someones speculation or "Sources say" but whatever the case. The car hasn't been back to the track since.

speedfan - 17 June 2009 09:08 AM

J. - 17 June 2009 08:17 AM

speedfan - 17 June 2009 07:22 AM

num5labonte - 17 June 2009 07:14 AM

When it rains it pours.

"Suspended owner/driver Jeremy Mayfield’s Mayfield Motorsports Inc. has been sued for $86,304.55 for parts, pieces and chassis work."

http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/sprintcupseries/Jeremy_Mayfield_sued_by_parts_supplier_chassis_builder.html

This whole episode is just so terribly sad.

I imagine that Jeremy may not have had the available cash, but it is a shame that he couldn't work something out with the guy.

The suit was filed last Wednesday, so it makes you wonder if they held off until it became increasingly obvious that Jeremy will probably never race in this series again. Jeremy has less motivation to work anything out with them while his legal bills are mounting and there's little reason for him to ever need their services again.

I know what you say is correct, I just wish that it could have been settled between them. What Jeremy doesn't need is yet another lawsuit.

I don't blame BDR for going after this money. If they think that JM is a drug addict, then that money is going fast anyway.

Speaking of law suits, couldn't his sponsors sue him for fraud because of his drug use being in violation of their contract?

Not to pile on but...I have a friend that used to work at the NASCAR races each week and he said that this isn't the first time that JM has been in trouble with drugs. He said that he had trouble early in his career before NASCAR and also when he was with Evernham. It had been kept quiet, especially early on when JM got his act together before he started in Cup. I know it's only rumor, but I was just wondering if anyone else had heard this, and maybe if it is true, in light of these events, that story will come out.