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Steroid abuse in NASCAR?
While steroids and HGH might not be a factor for race car drivers, it doesn't mean NASCAR has nothing to worry about on the drug front. "Steroids or the like are not going to impact the driver per se," said epidemiologist Dr. Charles E. Yesalis, an independent doping expert. "A lot of these guys lift weights and are in better shape than drivers of years of old, but you would worry about mood-altering drugs like amphetamines or cocaine that could affect the safety." Where steroids could come into play, Yesalis said, is with pit crews, whose strength and agility are often the difference between victory and defeat. And the crew members are definitely athletes - Newman's crew includes Bryan White, a former University of Virginia linebacker who was part of the Jets' rookie minicamp in 2006, and former Davidson College shortstop Ben Brown. "Everyone's an athlete, and has to be," Newman said of his pit crew. "The gas man, he's got 80 pounds of fuel (on his shoulder) and is trying to hit a three-inch hole without spilling the first drop. That's athleticism." For those athletes, and for the drivers, NASCAR tests for drugs based only on "reasonable suspicion," according to a spokesman. More standardized testing is in the jurisdiction of the individual teams, a policy that doesn't fly with the experts.
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Wow...NASCAR on steroids.....gee whiz.
I guess that is why they call them Drugs ? Perhaps people just like taking drugs because of what they do to them.
Why don't these large sports organizations start testing all of the time and put and end to - drugs?
Answer: They are cheap.
Bond 007
Jacksonville , FL
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hehe, imagine Tony S with 'roid rage....OR Robby Gordon....
Bar Room Buddy
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Yeah, it looks to me like Jr., Jeff, Kyle, and Kurt take roids.....LOL They are all so buff!!!!
Jr. #88 Fan from…
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Yeah, it looks to me like Jr., Jeff, Kyle, and Kurt take roids.....LOL They are all so buff!!!!
Jr. #88 Fan
Funny!
I am taking steriods to help me do my job better - pushing a pen is exhausting.
jackman....!
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Doing roids cut my commute time down by 14%...you all should try it.
JustinHale420
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Nascar on roids. lol . What next lose alot of good sponser-like budwiser,crown royal,miller lite,jim beam.its ok to drink and drive isnt it???
rusty 123
Keeling, VA
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Wouldn't you need to have Carl Edwards as the picture to go with this story, and not Tony Stewart?
nin_man
Columbia , SC
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Your right nin_man--Carl is one muscled up man!!! It he nice to look at with a T-shirt on!! Tony's attitude is the only thing that might make people think he is on steroids...LOL But don't get me wrong I love Tony's attitude, racing needs bad boys like him!
Jr. #88 Fan from…
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Just put the 'roids in the gas tank. Then you'll have a 'muscle car'.
Okay, it's bad, but it's still early.
Mr.Natural
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Mr. Natural-LOL
Jr. #88 Fan from…
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Don't even know why this is up here.
nascarzorin
Hollywood , FL
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Must be Nascar's turn.....they have gone through most of the professional sports .....so lets pick on Nascar for a while. Such nonesense. This Dr. Yesalis that is quoted in this article might not be a doping expert as noted but possibly a dope. IMHO Edwards, Gordon, Kyle and a few others need roids. LOL
JKINDELRAY
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This just in, The U.S. Association of Chess Players will be implementing a drug test policy under new allegations of HGH and Steroid abuse by some of the players. U.S. Champ, Ivan Plycheckinokov, who was accused of using HGH said, "They must have misremembered the events. But I promise I never used any steroid of any kind."
Lilwound
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GIVE IT UP! Lets talk about something besides this crap.Lets talk about JIMMY SPENCER'S HAIR PIECE.Thats all we need for the wind to catch that hair and blow it out into the track and cause a caution flag to come out. LOL.
rusty 123
Keeling, VA
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I have two words for the butt munches and the left turns all day Jokes: ROAD COURSE
Bar Room Buddy
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I can't speak about the drivers, but I know many of the fans are on crystal...
ghostofthebabe
Brookline, MA
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And they are also on liquid courage ghostof....
I think shots of that adrenaline that they give heart attacks would get the pit crew rolling hard...
Bar Room Buddy
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WOW that explains why Jeff was able to give Kenseth that shove a year ago. And this sure explains how that Buff looking Kasey Kane was able to throw done that 90 year old security guard with such ease.
24Sooners
Lawton , OK
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