Newman Questions Drug Policy
Ryan Newman supports NASCAR’s new drug-testing policy for 2009 but says he was surprised that the sanctioning body so clearly defined a designated time frame for the tests.
“I might be opening up a can of worms when I say this, but why would you announce you’re going to have a drug-testing time?” Newman said during the Stewart-Haas Racing portion of the Sprint Media Tour hosted by Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “I mean the whole idea of announcing it kind of takes away from the people that know how to cheat the system.
“Obviously, I know there’s probably going to be some follow-ups with certain people ... but it just seems to me that you’re only eliminating the really, really naďve people in the first testing or in the first screening like this.”
Under its new policy, NASCAR is for the first time requiring all drivers and crewmen pass a test before the season and instituting random tests every race weekend. The policy also continues procedures for testing at any time on reasonable suspicion. NASCAR can test any driver or crew member at any time, including away from the track, without notice.
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