NASCAR Champ Admits to taking PED'S

Lyrical · 09-12-2008, 03:24 PM

I know we had a poll awhile back where some of you naive people thought PED's weren't widespread, but c'mon. Now you have drivers admitting to roids and HGH. What will it take for you guys to pull heads from the sand?

NASCAR Champ Admits Steroid Use - AOL Sports

NEW YORK (Sept. 11) - Ron Hornaday Jr., the defending NASCAR Craftsman Trucks champion who is second in this year's standings, admitted using testosterone for more than a year before it was added to the sport's banned list.

A Drug Problem in NASCAR?
Luis M. Alvarez, AP

Ron Hornaday Jr., the defending NASCAR Craftsman Trucks champion, admits he used testosterone for more than a year before it was added to the sport's banned list. Hornaday's startling admission comes just as NASCAR plans to expand to its drug-testing policy.

A Drug Problem in NASCAR?

Ron Hornaday Jr., the defending NASCAR Craftsman Trucks champion, admits he used testosterone for more than a year before it was added to the sport's banned list. Hornaday's startling admission comes just as NASCAR plans to expand to its drug-testing policy.

NASCAR's stars recently called for better drug testing measures after former Nationwide and Truck Series driver Aaron Fike, pictured, revealed that he was addicted to painkillers and sometimes used heroin at the track on the same day he raced.

Kevin Harvick claims that he spoke with NASCAR officials at the end of last season about improving the drug policy and that his concerns "went on deaf ears." He added, "In the 10 years that I've raced, I've never been drug tested."

Two-time reigning Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was especially taken aback by Fike's revelations at the time. "I cannot believe it," said Johnson, who also admitted he has never been tested. "That is absolutely unacceptable."

Hornaday and Fike aren't the only NASCAR drivers who have admitted to drug use. Former Craftsman Truck Series driver Tyler Walker was suspended indefinitely last May because he failed a drug test after a qualifying event, but has been one of the advocates for a stricter system.

Jim Hunter, NASCAR's Vice President of Corporate Communications, has argued for years that NASCAR's substance abuse policy, which is based on testing by "reasonable suspicion," is one of the best in sports.

Hornaday, 50, told ESPN he received shipments of testosterone and human growth hormone from December 2004 to January 2006, and that the drugs came from an anti-aging center that has been linked to drug-related scandals in the NFL and Major League Baseball.

Hornaday, who won the Camping World 200 on Saturday, acknowledged taking testosterone when shown records from the Palm Beach (Fla.) Rejuvenation Center during an interview with ESPN at his home in North Carolina on Tuesday. He said the growth hormone was sent to his home for his wife's use.

He said he used the testosterone to treat a medical condition that later turned out to be a hyperactive thyroid.

Hornaday provided records to ESPN showing that the drugs were prescribed by doctors at the clinic within a day of his visit. He said he didn't see or speak with a doctor before receiving the prescription, and used it roughly every day for 13 months by rubbing a "pea-sized" amount onto his thigh.
"I couldn't see a difference," he said. "That's why I stopped."

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston told ESPN that Hornaday had not informed anyone in the organization that he was using testosterone and that officials would seek more information from him before the Camping World RV Rental 200 in New Hampshire this weekend.

"It's hard to see whether it's a violation or not," said Poston, who noted that NASCAR's drug-testing policy prohibits the abuse of all drugs. "There are certain prescriptions that drivers can take, and we look at them on a case-by-case basis. If it's not putting other drivers at risk or enhancing performance - and it's used as intended - we'll make determinations as they come up."

Unlike the NFL and baseball, NASCAR does not have mandatory drug testing. It conducts tests when officials have "reasonable suspicion" that a driver or crew member is abusing prescription or other performance-enhancing drugs. Steroids and human growth hormone were specifically added to its list this year. Earlier this month, NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France said the organization will announce an expansion to its drug-testing policy soon.

brekk · 09-12-2008, 03:59 PM

oh yeah the bigger muscles from steroids sure make his car go faster...

GrobbeeTrull2.0 · 09-12-2008, 04:07 PM

Driving a car or truck for 250 miles with no power steering isn't exactly an easy task.

Eomer · 09-12-2008, 04:44 PM

Exactly. If you don't think that race car drivers would benefit from PED's, you're kidding yourself. In this day and age it's pretty embarassing for NASCAR to not have a pretty stringent testing program. Hell, they're exposing themselves to liability, too. A driver addicted to painkillers and they didn't know? Jesus christ.

Twobit Whore · 09-12-2008, 04:46 PM

If a woman can do it then a man certainly doesn't need steroids to do it.

P.S. we have a NASCAR thread already, not sure this is interesting enough to warrant a new one.

dak · 09-15-2008, 12:51 AM

It's a sport based around using scientific innovation and know-how to build a superior racing machine.

If you ask me steroids for all the drivers should be mandatory.

Chamsie · 09-15-2008, 01:19 AM

That used to be the case, but with the car of tomorrow everything is so restricted there is very little you can adjust to make gains. Nowadays races are won by driving ability and pit strategy/stops. NASCAR has taken great strides, for better or worse, to make competition even across the field and base wins on those 2 things.

As for the steriods, who gives a fuck in NASCAR? They have tons of "driving experiences" scattered all over where anyone with money can drive the car. You do not have to be shape to race these cars. The gains of steriods would have no effect on his accomplishments. Take a look at the drivers today, best example would be Tony Stewart. That man is fat and out of shape yet races his car just fine.

arkk123 · 09-15-2008, 07:27 AM

Oh god.

The last "sport" people need to be worried about steroids in is Nascar.

What's next? Fucking roided up chess players? Oh my god did you hear about the dude in the World Series of Poker who was using nandrolone?

Seriously now, come on.

Scorp · 09-15-2008, 03:15 PM

Watch out, some guy in Vegas won 20 grand at the Blackjack tables. Was later uncovered that he was using Dbol. Watch out for roids in these really important "sports" that people give a shit about. Watch out.

Rufus · 09-15-2008, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Driving a car or truck for 250 miles with no power steering isn't exactly an easy task.

They have power steering.

And the drug? It was a topical ointment. Is that how they're doing 'roids these days? (I don't know, honestly.)

Lyrical · 09-15-2008, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arkk123

Oh god.

The last "sport" people need to be worried about steroids in is Nascar.

What's next? Fucking roided up chess players? Oh my god did you hear about the dude in the World Series of Poker who was using nandrolone?

Seriously now, come on.

To me, its just more evidence that PED's are widely taken in pro sports today. They even take roids and HGH in racing!

arkk123 · 09-16-2008, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rufus

They have power steering.

And the drug? It was a topical ointment. Is that how they're doing 'roids these days? (I don't know, honestly.)

Then it was prescribed by a doctor.

Rufus · 09-16-2008, 05:30 PM

Yes, he had a prescription (he did not, however, actually SEE the doctor). It also wasn't an outlawed substance in NASCAR when he took it.

NargorothRiP · 09-16-2008, 05:49 PM

fuck that shit. taking straight testosterone should not be consider PED. its naturally fucking occuring.

arkk123 · 09-16-2008, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NargorothRiP

fuck that shit. taking straight testosterone should not be consider PED. its naturally fucking occuring.

Lol are you serious?

A modest dose of injectable test is anyone from 6-10x the normal amount that is produced.

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09-12-2008, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Eomer You mean I can change this? Neat! Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,975 +66 Internets	Exactly. If you don't think that race car drivers would benefit from PED's, you're kidding yourself. In this day and age it's pretty embarassing for NASCAR to not have a pretty stringent testing program. Hell, they're exposing themselves to liability, too. A driver addicted to painkillers and they didn't know? Jesus christ.

09-15-2008, 01:19 AM	#7 (permalink)
Chamsie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 139	That used to be the case, but with the car of tomorrow everything is so restricted there is very little you can adjust to make gains. Nowadays races are won by driving ability and pit strategy/stops. NASCAR has taken great strides, for better or worse, to make competition even across the field and base wins on those 2 things. As for the steriods, who gives a fuck in NASCAR? They have tons of "driving experiences" scattered all over where anyone with money can drive the car. You do not have to be shape to race these cars. The gains of steriods would have no effect on his accomplishments. Take a look at the drivers today, best example would be Tony Stewart. That man is fat and out of shape yet races his car just fine.

09-15-2008, 07:27 AM	#8 (permalink)
arkk123 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 885 -72 Internets	Oh god. The last "sport" people need to be worried about steroids in is Nascar. What's next? Fucking roided up chess players? Oh my god did you hear about the dude in the World Series of Poker who was using nandrolone? Seriously now, come on.

09-16-2008, 05:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rufus Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 57	Yes, he had a prescription (he did not, however, actually SEE the doctor). It also wasn't an outlawed substance in NASCAR when he took it.

09-16-2008, 05:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
NargorothRiP The Velour Fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Holo Shed Posts: 464	fuck that shit. taking straight testosterone should not be consider PED. its naturally fucking occuring.