Jeremy Mayfield’s Fall from Grace: The Fastlane to the Courthouse

What could go wrong for one of NASCAR’s household names?Jeremy Mayfield was in the midst of a start-up racing team venture in NASCAR’s premier series with his wife, Shana. The two formed Mayfield Motorsports Inc., (MMI) in January 2009, just one month before the Daytona 500.Mayfield purchased a fleet of Toyota cars and the couple was on top of the world. Following a few rough years of driving for semi-back marker teams, the Mayfield’s decided to do it their way. Building a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team is no drop in the bucket and no easy task, but the Mayfield’s were up for the challenge.Their venture to build a company and qualify for the Daytona 500 was featured on ESPN and chronicled the daily lives of Jeremy and...

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