Drivers State that NASCAR Officials are Less than Honest When it comes to Drug Testing

Published: April 11, 2008, 6:11 am

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On July 7, 2007, Fike and fianc e Cassandra Davidson were arrested in the parking lot of Kings Island amusement park outside of Cincinnati. Security guards knocked on the window of Fike’s Toyota SUV after realizing that a black sheet was preventing anyone from seeing into the back seat. At first the couple attempted to flee, but a search of the vehicle turned up a haul of drug paraphernalia, including a 100-count box of syringes, bloody napkins and black tar heroin. “It was pretty obvious what we were doing,” Fike admitted. “So when they tapped on the window I tried to get the hell out of there. Now I know that being arrested saved both of our lives.” Only seven days earlier Fike had posted a career-best fifth-place finish in the O’Reilly 200 at the .75-mile Memphis Motorsports Park. The run boosted the rookie of the year favorite to eighth in the NCTS championship standings. He said he used heroin earlier that day. NASCAR officials, when informed

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