BRISTOL, Tenn.: On the heels of his career-best NASCAR Camping World Truck Series finish last weekend at Michigan International Speedway, Bayley Currey was ejected from Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway after being informed he failing a NASCAR-mandated drug test.
Frontstretch.com first reported the news.
Currey tested positive for a substance that included in a pre-workout supplement and one of the substances was banned from NASCAR’s substance abuse policy.
“Bayley Currey has violated the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy and is indefinitely suspended from competition effective immediately,” NASCAR commented.
Currey, 22, finished sixth last weekend at Michigan in a second Niece Motorsports entry.
“This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, NASCAR informed me that I failed a random drug test administered last week. I spoke with NASCAR’s Doctor where he explained that I had DMAA (2-Amino-5-methylhexane) in my system. I take a pre-workout supplement, Juggernaut Irate, and this ingredient is indeed in the supplement. I was obviously not aware that I was violating NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy. I have immediately asked NASCAR to enter me into the Road to Recovery Program where I will gain more knowledge about such banned supplements and I will fully cooperate with NASCAR’s direction and advice.
“I have worked very hard for a lifetime to reach this level and I am eternally grateful to be afforded the privilege to compete in the sport that I love. I want to publicly apologize to my Owner’s Rick and Lisa Ware, all the employees of Rick Ware Racing, my Sponsors, NASCAR, and most importantly the Fans.
“My lack of knowledge is no excuse for this to happen. I will expediently complete the process and I will strive to have my suspension lifted as soon as possible.”
Currey was scheduled to attempt to qualify for Saturday’s Food City 300 and compete in Sunday’s BASS Pro Shops NRA Night Race both for Rick Ware Racing.
“Bayley Currey was notified that he violated the NASCAR Substance Abuse Policy. He was taking a pre-workout that contained a substance that is on the banned substance list. At Rick Ware Racing, we stand by NASCAR’s decisions to uphold the Drug Policy for each and every owner, driver and crew member in the garage,” team owner Rick Ware said in a statement.
“We believe that Bayley Currey has made an honest mistake, by not checking his pre-workout supplements for ingredients that are not allowed through the NASCAR systems. As an organization, we stand behind Bayley’s Road to Recovery journey, and will always have a place for him within our organization.”
Currey tweeted Thursday night and took responsibility for the suspension and apologized to his team owners, sponsors and fans and has agreed to enter the NASCAR Road to Recovery program effectively immediately.
— Bayley Currey (@BayleyCurrey) August 16, 2019
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