Nascar's Jeremy Mayfield - From Boy To Superstar

Allen Mayfield who was born on May 27 in 1969 atviolated a rule, one pole was taken from him. That
Owensboro, Kentucky. As a young boy he was a bigseason saw him at the 24th spot unfortunately. He
fan of BMX bicycles and he gradually moved up toalso suffered from a serious concussion that season
go-karts. While he was ripping it off at the tracks,from a crash in the practice round for the Brickyard
Mayfield graduated to the Nashville Speedway by the400 where he crashed horribly into a wall.
time he was 19. Although he was driving, MayfieldAlthough he started off 2001 relatively well with two
was also a fabricator for Sadler Bros. Racing. In 1987,third place finishes, his skills seemed to have
he became their driver and won the Late Modeldecreased slightly. He did better in 2002 with four top
Rookie of the Year when he competed at Kentuckytens and a 26th finish in points. The next year he
Motor Speedway.won the pole at Aaron's 499 and had 12 top tens
When he was 24, Mayfield decided give the ARCA awith the 19th spot in his pocket. He got his lucky
go which proved to be a good choice as he clinchedbreak back in 2004 when he managed to win the
the Rookie of the Year honor. This was the sameChevy Rock and Roll 400 which gave him the
year he debuted on the Cup scene with a 29th finishopportunity to take part in the Chase for the Cup
at the Mello Yello 500. Just a year later he waswhere he finished in tenth spot for points.
named NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of theHe also won the GFS Marketplace 400 in 2005 with
Year. He had a difficult time in 1995 while stillninth spot in place and the next year he managed to
adjusting to his schedule and had a best finish atfinish 22nd on the Kansas Speedway. Besides that,
Rockingham with 19th place. A year later heMayfield has to date had 36 Busch starts with a best
,managed to get the 8th place at the Miller Genuinefinish at Rockingham in 2003. He's also been involved
Draft 500 with a 31st spot finish in points.the Craftsman Truck Series three times. The
In 1996 he got his first career pole at the DieHardinvolvement he has had in those races goes to show
500 and two top fives with a 26th position in points.that Mayfield is not averse to spreading his racing
The next season he got his first career high withwings over other major events as well.
13th place in points after eight top-tens and twoMayfield has been quoted as getting ready to take
top-five wins. He also won his first career race aton 2008. Although he was faced with the possibility
Pocono 500 and by the time he was done thatof not racing during many weekends in 2007,
season, he had a 7th position in points. 1999 was notMayfield is hoping that drought would change for the
as good as the previous years were for him when hecoming season in 2008. As he has just started driving
went down to 11th spot. Things seemed to turnfor Haas CNC Racing and is currently lining up to drive
around the next year after winning four poles andthe #70 car we will probably witness more winnings
two races but because he was found to havefor Mayfield in the future.