Jeremy Mayfield: I made a big mistake
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- In part two of the Jeremy Mayfield interview on The Dale Jr. Download, Dale and co-host Mike Davis dig into Mayfield's biggest break with Dodge and Ray Evernham's No. 19 team. Mayfield won races and raced his way into NASCAR's playoffs in the high-profile ride. But it wasn't without drama either. Internal struggles with Ray Evernham went public. Then, Mayfield made a final mistake. Dale Jr. gets to the bottom of what led to Mayfield's departure, and eventually led to the downfall of his racing career.
We can all agree this is one of the best interviews Dale jr and dirty mo has done
I actually think Dale interviewing his brother was way better. Maybe had I followed this as it happened I would feel differently.
I am a little surprised by it honestly….on the edge! Impressive!
Especially with the excitebike T-shirt
Spot On
@@tofan2622 I watched it all happen back then.. you didn't miss anything and you're right, Dale interviewing Kerry was a far better interview.
Jeremy strikes me as someone gullable but not in an ignorant way. He’s too trusting and very simple. Very, very easy to manipulate and railroad. Which is exactly what has happened
I mean he does have ADHD and you can really tell in the podcast
Yeah man I think you're right about that. I've known a couple people during my life that are that way. They are great people but just do things that make you scratch your head. They seem to put themselves in a bad way often.
He is about an 80 IQ. Not trying to be mean but he should have someone taking care of him.
That was well said.
No he's ignorant
Look, Jeremy is not perfect, none of us are...but he was an above average race car driver. Ray was and is a very powerful and influential player with Nascar and got caught up trying to live a double life. Between Ray and Brian France it's actually pretty easy to see how Jeremy could get buried alive and left for dead.
Ray Greenegganham and his over all legacy , in my opinion has taken a huge hit - I'll never look at him in a positive view after learning how he blackballed JM - What a tool
@@davidrice3337 I know for a fact from crew members I have met that the employees were blind sided by the team shutdown and Ray told them just take whatever you want. They don't think very much of him and all he gave his team employees is whatever they could carry out the door.
Jeremy may have kinda made himself an easy target, not saying he was rude but he always had an edge, l maybe wrong
Ray Evernham put his personal life into his business life. Can't mix the two.
Can't separate the two.
@@rolling_hills_landscapes sure you can! There’s no excuse to be the car owner having an affair with one of your drivers and on top of that a driver who is young enough to be your daughter. Ray caused his car ownership downfall because of it and he also did great damage to NASCAR because of it and also set back the push to have women in cup racing by about another 10 years
@@tritontransport I'm saying you cannot separate your personal doings from business. Do you think someone can be an addict in their personal life and not have it affect business? Brian France comes to mind as an easy example. It always spills over. Someone can't cheat on their spouse and be a trustworthy person. You put it down they will be unfaithful in their business dealings as well.
@@rolling_hills_landscapes so you mean what one does in their personal life character wise and habit wise affects how their character, ethics, and habits are in the work place? I’d agree to that
@@tritontransport Yes that was my point.
Jr’s reaction to the picture fiasco was hilarious 😂 🤣
I hope Jeremy gets to race in SRX and lands on his feet. It’s pretty obvious that the people at the top of NASCAR in those days had a vendetta against him because he had the balls to fight back against them.
Another outstanding DJD episode
It Evernham is affiliated with SRX, and I believe he is, you probably wont see Jeremy... Lol
My biggest hope with nascar is they don’t lead as a brutal dictator like the Bill France Jr days or the traveling shitshow that Brian France was. That there’s a different way forward from those two.
Ray co owns SRX so that won’t happen
@@purdyquibb Ray actually invited Jeremy out to one of the races last year and there were rumblings about him maybe driving this year. A couple of years ago, he and Ray reunited and reconciled with each other.
Yep he was the sacrifice because he burnt the wrong bridges, but he sure did not help his self. But crushed like that forever is way too harsh.
I thought the whole “set up” thing was weird but Ray’s wife “picture” set up was brilliant and hilarious. I just think about how they probably looked at each other when he handed him the picture!
I bet they both thought “what the hell?”
I was a NASCAR fan for 20 years but not much anymore due the politics of it now .. I believe Jeremy Mayfield was setup: railroaded., it’s terrible thing NASCAR is doing to a good driver.
Same brother
I agree with you
Agreed
Yea. Definitely agree. He doesn’t look like he is doing meth for the past ten years. Nascar definitely screwed him.
It's a tv show, with stage racing and the playoffs.
Jeremy definitely made some mistakes but hey we all do with out a couple million people watching them, but it is what it is. But why are we giving Ray a free pass, the guy that abandoned his teams to dip his wick and drop his wife and let everyone caught in the middle to figure it out on his own. I think the picture was funny and deserved. A Stand up guy
The whole Ray thing is weird, Dale knows more about it than he’s letting on. Slapshoes or Black flags matted do a video on why the team folded. It was kinda like the Ganassi deal with DC Solar. Where you have a sponsor (it might have been an investor) that screwed him.
Because he was Jeff Gordon's Crew Chief during Gordon's prime, I'm guessing.
Ray burned himself out and had a midlife crisis after. That's why he dipped out on the team and got with Erin. To his credit it seems to have worked out but Ray is far from the last to do it. I've seen a few of these guys trade in for the "newer model". Ray is just bad because Erin drove for him and made a ton of enemies because she got opportunities she should have never had due to their relationship.
@@zerodos_02 I agree and do not get me wrong Ray seems like a nice guy to me so he did not make me mad. I would buy the man a beer or Jeremy, they did nothing to me.
@@clipobserver Probably did not hurt
I have watched Nascar since the late 70's and always wondered about the full story. I hope the best for Jeremy and appreciate the Dale Jr. Download team giving him the time to share the story. Jeremy should be proud, fewer than 90 men in the world have won at the cup level - and he has 5 .
That's why he's not done. If you can win someone will want you to drive. Eventually.
Mayfield is a stand up dude , my kinda guy 👍🏻
Awesome interview guys. Would love to see Jeremy back in racing in some format. Quite the character.
He still races local.
Dale Sr. I believe was the protective force over the drivers. When he was gone the gates opened and the complete downfall of the sport began.
This was one of the best interviews!! Thank you for this!!
Great interview! Jeremy is the real deal!
I didn't know EMS got rid of a one full time team when they stopped running the 91 for Bill - that's what you get when the boss man is thinking with his little head.
Jeremy did get used as an example for NASCAR early drug politics, and he may have fought back but did he really have any choice. He is not totally innocent, but he got screwed over.
But what if he's being truthful ?
Then they are piling manure upon him higher than giraffes bung holes .
An article I read stated that Jeremy was on a doctor prescribed Adderall for ADD, and it commonly shows up as methamphetamine in a drug test. But, if Nascar wanted him out and didn't want to admit a mistake in their drug testing, it's easy to say... "well, it showed up as meth, and yes Adderall MIGHT be the problem but we don't know".
I didn't know anything about Jeremy outside of all of the "Positive Drug Test" and "NASCAR Banned" headlines. After listening to his side of the story, I think he is a really good dude who really did get shafted. And I bet he is a riot to work with!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thanks Dale and Dirty Mo, long time I have waited for this.
The picture story is actually funny and I feel bad for Jeremy. Ray was present in the limo when the photo was taken, Jeremy had no idea they were separating, I would of also thought hey Rays wife wants to give him a nice gift. 🤷🏻♂️ if I was Jeremy I would have just said Hey Ray surprise, your wife told me this would be a nice gift for you, or something to that effect.
Ray got all that money from Dodge, thats how he had all the equipment and shops
Dirt Mo airs the dirty laundry. No winners in this story. Everybody lived to tell about it. Should be a movie.
Does anybody else think Everham is one of the reasons NASCAR went hard after Mayfield?
Ray was part of it. Gotta realize Jeremy had a pattern of getting canned. Penske wound up firing him with races to go back in 2001 also. He mad alot of enemies along the way and always wore out his welcome fast.
Well and the meth
Except there wasn't any meth. "Doctor" Black not only lied on Mayfield but also lied about the steroids in Chris Benoits system because his group did the first tests on his body after the murders. Independent testing afterwards probed Black is a liar. Remember, "Doctor" Black stated on record that they "don't get false positives". The entire case rests on the tests provided by a proven quack and people like you still believe that ignoramus? Those tests have ZERO credibility.
@@robertstone9988 guessing you didn't listen to part 1, or watch the videos on his own channel...do some research and educate yourself. he never did, he was clean.
Yes.
The whole Ray Evernham divorce marrying his driver bit was totally unknown to me. Sad to see a three time Cup winning crew chief owner not involved in it anymore…
Nascar is low but if Ray was still involved, it would be even lower. Neither have any morals.
Damn I loved Jeremy Mayfield! I still respect the man for his racing talents very much! I still have, and cherish, one of his diecasts I have with the templet NASCAR used to use in '99. Missed you on the track JM!
I just caught part 2 over at Peacock, and wow, what a great guest. I feel like you could have easily done a part 3. I'm thinking a Mayfield and Spencer should host an "Outcast" pod on Dirty Mo Media. Who would be their first guest?
"you took a hellva picture" dale jr is savage🤣🤣
I dont think Jeremy is being all that honest about his intentions, his troubles, or his responsibility for those troubles. But u hope he gets it all put together
Mayfield was setup and Ray has sent a lot of energy and money getting him back for what most of us would blow off as bad decision and poor communications. Sad.
First off, I listen to Dale Jr everyday. Best podcast in my opinion. Mike's other brainchild Door Bumper Clear has me hooked.
Mayfield was taking a prescription Adderall for ADHD. His age at that time & being completely clueless is ABSOLUTELY possible!
The options Dale & Mike had at the end of the podcast got me heated & I hope they see this. I got stories similar.
Thankfully with age you build a repertoire to pull from. But it takes time & embarrassing situations too figure that out.
I admit, I don't trust the guy. Even the photo situation, he says over and over that he didn't realize what was happening, but then at one point he almost implies that he knew enough to not care about the outcome of it.
Yep! He minimizes everything he did and doesn't like to take responsibility....even after all these years. I don't trust him. Not saying he was always the worst, but he's trying to play it off like he was a 17 yr old that just stole a beer from the fridge.
This is the first comment I’ve seen of someone saying something like this. I completely agree. I don’t believe anything he says.
@@anorexicdave It's the only reason why I have no interest in him racing in NASCAR again or SRX. If he would've owned his mistakes, I'm all for second chances, but he's never admitted to any of it. All of that stuff just coincidentally got pinned on him, according to him. Everyone's out to get him, according to him.
@@anorexicdave it's because people here someone tell a story well and they automatically think it's true. All the signs point one way, but his story "sounds better" so ppl fall for it. Gullible. I'm not saying some of his story isn't true, but he's acting like he did nothing wrong. Not buying it.
@@JBtheExplorer yep! Everything is just a coincidence. Never looking in the mirror.
Ray put his peter in the payroll. Never good for the business.
I now believe Jeremy 100% did not use methamphetamines' and here's why:
1: Jeremy declared on his yearly medical he was taking prescribed Adderall.
2: Jeremy has video evidence of him buying Claritin D
3: Adderall is an amphetamine and will cause a positive test.
This was done before any kind of test so this isn't a story he came up with later.
4: Jeremy took dozens of tests from one of the most trusted drug testing labs in the world and came back negative. He did this dozens of times during this entire saga.
5: He and his attorney's specifically asked for the threshold to be set to zero, and he was still negative.
These revelations really side the whole thing with Jeremy.
As for the raid, he gives a self serving statement no doubt. He'd also been unemployed and was trying to make a living and probably hanging our some dirtballs. But when the discovery comes back and it's Nascar providing information and then it's used in the upcoming appeal - that's a lot of evidence this is a set-up. And now consider all those charges ended up going away.
Give Jeremy a poly and a drug test. Jeremy was a mid pack guy with probably one of the most clutch wins of all time and he's been gone for 13 years yet millions of people are tuning in. That's 100x more than even go to races anymore.
Plus...let's be honest here...there is no casual meth use. If Jeremy was on it, you would know by simply looking at him and listening to him speak. Can't hide it like alcoholism...
completely agree
One other thing meth doesn’t stay in your system like Weed does. Meth is kinda like cocaine. I have taken drug tests like that while having a prescription for adderall. I worked at a hospital and took my drug test there at the hospital. I came back clean for everything. And I had taken adderall earlier that week. So the meth part I don’t believe.
Bullshit dude. There's only one way you test positive for meth. Adderall and Claritin have nothing to do with it. Try looking it up. You can find several articles on his lies.
Allmendinger was suspended on July 24 for violating the substance-abuse program. The drug initially was identified as amphetamines, with Allmendinger later identifying it as prescription Adderall he took once from the friend of a friend.Sep 18, 2012
But this knucklehead was able to go back to racing.....WTF Jeremy was setup end of story.
So glad Dale had Jeremy on here. Every year once the playoffs start I remember him as the one who won and got in on the final night of the regular season. I always wondered why would they go against him guns blazing. It was a massive take down. If he took drugs then where was the drug test. Was there absolute proof?
2004. The very first year of the chase.
I read that Jeremy had a prescription for Adderall because he had ADD, and it often times shows up as a methamphetamine in the drug tests. You'd have to research it but Adderall was allegedly the culprit.
@@TheRoadhammer379 it wasn't just the Adderall. He always was taking that. He also had hay fever at the time and was taking Claritin D for it supposedly and one of the ingredients of the Claritin D mixed with the Adderall in his system gave a false reading for meth
These Jeremy Mayfield interviews over the past couple of years have been spectacular. I am so glad he is not hiding in a closet room somewhere. His stories are so fresh and fascinating. Earnhardt is the David Letterman of Nascar in my opinion, just an unbelievable interviewer and listener.
Great interview and thanks for helping everyone to better understand and to see Jeremy isn't necessarily the bad guy he was portrayed to be.
Totally, I was fooled by all the negative media press but man the guy was in the right the whole time it seems! What a shame!
Jeremy you’re cool in my book brother, when it rains it pours.. hope you’re doing well !
That picture story is so rough. Yeah he should have known better, but then again he shouldn't have been put in a situation like that to begin with
Jeremy was setup. Plain and simple. Jr just has to be careful with what he says so he also don't end up on the wrong side of the knife.
Dale Jr. will never, as long as he’s vertical and above dirt, be railroaded and cut at the knees by the nascar mafia. Arguably the most influential figure in the sport 5 years removed from full time driving, and that’s not changing anytime soon
Jeremy is kind of a hard interview to listen to. He's overly vague and talks fast through details. I think there's a lot we're all missing
Ya like the truth.
Take a shot every time he says "Da Da Da, this that and the other".
Agreed. That's what I was thinking. I see alot of comments saying he got screwed purposely however it's obvious from his comments he is leaving out alot of key details to make himself look good. I can see him being in a situation where he got screwed for something but he's had a ton of things he's gotten involved with and they can't possibly all be him getting "screwed" or someone out to get him everytime.
Hes got ADD is why...thats what tested hot for him the meds he takes.
DW talks the same way.must be an Owensboro thing.
I hope there will be a Ray Evernham interview coming up
I wouldn't count on it.
This picture story is an absolute gem.
Oh my god, this is amazing... 🙂
Jeremy Mayfield rattled Dale Seniors' cage and beat the Intimidator! Nascar Legend he is.
I always thought Dale Jr didn't do good in the booth calling the races... but Dale Jr is a great interviewer
Ray was a snake back then. That story is hilarious. He might still be, who knows.
Rob Cochrane, Ray still is. He taught Chad Knaus quite well. Both still work with HMS.
I grew up with Ray, the town we grew up in was like that. Makes perfect sense to me
To be honest I stopped payin attention to NASCAR after Dale Sr passed. But its sad to see where its at now. RIP the good ol days.
Sounds to me like Jeremy was getting a raw deal all the way around! Dang, that was a damn tight spot to be in!! Reminds me of the scene from O Brother Where Art Thou, Damn, we in a tight spot!! LOL!!
Do you guys not post the full interview on UA-cam anymore?
Ray Evernham is a creeper. Nascar and the media did a great job if hiding, covering up, or more like ignoring all that was going on. I'm glad he's gone from the sport. Well, what's left of it anyways.
Jeremy seems like a good guy and hope he finds his way. He's gullable but hell we all have our issues. The best burn would be to drive for Ray's ex wife right after with that picture on the hood!
I was a HUGE NASCAR fan, but once the commercial side of it became dominate over the actual racing, I started pulling away. I completely walked around the time Jr was dealing with the entire mess of getting a car. I suddenly saw how political it had become. It was no longer a sport where innovation & knowing how to actually put together & drive a car to its limits were the key points.
Love the Excite Bike shirt lol. Brings back tons of early 90's memories. Played it on Nintendo for hours. Before that was River Raid on Atari
I appreciate Dale Jr and think he does an exceptional job.
There seems to be a chapter missing on this story. Wasn't Jeremy a Penske driver? He was Rusty's teammate and finished 3rd in the 1998 Daytona 500.
Gregorious Anomalous, WTH does all that have to do with Mayfield's crimes/convictions?
He ran for Michael Kranefuss in 1998 (actually for 3 seasons) in the 12 car - they were affiliated with Penske but not actual teammates. In 2001 the 12 team became part of Penske and Mayfield drove in 28 races - but the same season Mayfield lost his ride to Ryan Newman.
His time with Penske was before he drove for Evernham, and nothing really shady happened there so it’s understandable why that wasn’t brought up.
@@sergeantmasson3669 You are a bit slow aren't ya. The podcast isn't about crimea and convictions now is it.....
Ya , Jeremy knew Exactly what he was doing with those little digs of his. His Ego was Bigger than his Talent , got his feelings hurt , and thought he would stick it to Ray. Heard it from a source close to him at the time.
Mayfield has been vindicated!!! Thanks to Jr. & the boys for giving Jeremy access to the platform. Mike's comments about Mayfield prove the power of mass media propaganda and gossip! The dude doesn't know Mayfield, but believes he's a meth head. If you haven't yet, go check out the Mayfield documentary.
Yep, Mike is an idiot for letting someone twist is balls so he speaks only what they want him to speak.
Vindicated,lmfao. You only heard his side. And he never explained two positives for meth. Dude a pathological liar
@@jimsachtjen119 he did, ADDERALL and pseudophedrine led to the first positive test. Second one he hadn't taken anything so it should have been negative. The tests Jeremy had done independently were also negative
@@shaunstrasser1 HE TESTED POSITIVE FOR METH TWICE. That has nothing to do with Adderall. Google it. Only one way you test positive for meth by doing meth.
@@jimsachtjen119 ADDERALL AND PSEUDOPHEDRINE CAN COME UP AS METH ON DRUG TESTS. THAT IS BECAUSE ADDERALL IS AN AMPHETAMINE BASED DRUG AND PSEUDOPHEDRINE IS USED TO MAKE METH BOTH DRUGS JEREMY WAS USING UNDER DOCTORS ORDERS
This has to be one of the best guest Jr has brought on
I want to know more. Really fascinating. Jeremy needs a movie deal on this one. I would go see that movie
Awesome interview.
Everyone knows that the "Big Mistake" was made by Ray Evernham and his illicit affair with Erin Crocker, who was a minor when he seduced her. Everything that Evernham touched was tainted after that. My big question through Jeremy's entire ordeal was always "why?". I believe he has answered that question. One thing we should agree on: our sin never hurts just ourselves, and Jeremy was collateral damage.
just researched this Erin Crocker affair, WOW, this is not explained in the interview. Now what happened to Jeremy is perfectly clear. He seems honest to me, he was definitely naive as to other people's dastardly deeds, but when people intentionally disguise their intentions and happenings, it is difficult for everyone to understand. I think Jeremy was so focused on racing, he didnt have time to ponder the other things and was caught offguarded.
She was not a minor….
@@brandonenglund7516 and ?
@@brandonenglund7516 Yeah she wasnt a minor by the math I did. Thats not really an appropriate comment and should be removed.
@@darrellcollins877 well since you can’t read the previous comment where he claims she’s a minor, I was simply correcting him. Might as well get your facts straight.
We don't know much about Erin but, Ray pinned her legs back like a Tyson chicken !
Good job guys . Great interview.
This whole situation is the reason why drivers need to band together. It’s hard to find good talent. Drivers need to be protected and not fired. This is why I liked the champion provisional. Champions should be allowed to race whenever.
I like to listen to Podcast. However if I know there is a whole video version I want to see and listen to that. Where can I go on the internet to see the entire Dirty Mo Podcast with video included.
its interesting having mayfield's side to all of this but it just feels like he's not 100% truthful with any of his replies.
Agree !
by far one of the best interviews Dale has done. Does Dale believe Jeremy enough to help him go back to racing on theNASCAR sanctions tracks. He looks great for a person on meth for 13-14 years. Wishing him the best.
Exactly, see my comment from about 2 hours after yours. Meth takes over your whole life. This guy never did meth.
Jeremy seems like a really nice guy. But not too bright.
seems like he had something to say about Rusty when he was at Penske as well.
Good interview! Great job little e!!!
You get sloppy-second rate parts when your car owner is sleeping with your teamate
Was at a trade show maybe a year after this all happened and Ray was standing next to me at a companies exhibit. Waiting for me to finish talking to one of the engineers. Kind of a strange energy from him.
UA-cam is a major podcast platform, why isn't the full interview here?
the boat that was there that was stolen.. was it a 15.5 Akuma raft jon boat w a 25hp Yamaha? if so it's mine
Great interview 👍
I’d rather watch this than a race now...
Tim Richmond & Jeremy Mayfield were fast on & off track. Some say they are bad & some say they are Legends
I've wondered what would've happened if Erin Crocker was picked up by one of the other big teams in 2005.
Legs wide open
Its been 2 months since this interview, I think Junior should have a follow up interview with him on the feedback he has received.
Damn. He got railroaded
i cant exactly remember but what was it that jeremy said in that post race interview
Wow... I used too think Mayfield was a loser, and Ray was cool. Turns out I was totally fuckin' wrong !!! Best wishes Mr. Mayfield, keep on truckin' buddy...
evernham paintschemes were such a vibe back in the day as a kid
Man, ive been looking for that race where Earnhardt spun mayfield out in turn 4 somewhere, and mayfield called out on the radio, "that mutha fucka" and it didn't get censored out. Anyone know which race that was?
When the competitive feeling stomps on the pure joy of just being able to participate then it is time to step away and JUST BREATHE for a minute. Clean the glasses and gain new focus.
So... this "91" team that is being referred to, that's just the people and the crew, right? Jeremy was always in the 19, until the bitter end.
Unless I'm missing something.
Yeah. They pretty much just repainted the 91 to the 19. Same thing they did in the mid 2000s when Gordon was having a good year and Johnson wasn't running that great. They just rebranded the cars and swapped the drivers
@@shawnconder4984 right on, thanks man. Wasn't sure if maybe I hadn't had enough coffee or just watched it too early in the day or something.
What’s the Chicago Tribune full page reference about?
I like Ray but that picture thing was some funny stuff!!!😂😂😂
That part leading up.. gave me that awkward grin... haha like oh boy...
So Mayfield is going to be running for Stewart Hass when they switch to dodge?..That's my guess if I'm right let me come kick it on the show and ask you some questions about the sport I've always wondered about.
Mayfield never did anything wrong. It is NASCAR's unclear drug policy that got him out of NASCAR.
completely agree
There’s still 2 sides to that story, he was found to have over $100k in stolen goods in the police raid, it wasn’t just the speaker system. It was also like race cars that he refused to give back to someone. He’s not completely clean in this whole deal.
@@krispyminty1514 thank you
Testing positive for meth twice was Nascar's fault. Lmao. Keep buying his lies if it works for you. Adderall shows up as a pseudoephedrine and Claritin as an antihistamine. Neither one creates a positive test for meth. Only one way that happens.
I still dont understand how hes not allowed to be at a Nascar track even as a fan. Thats criminal.
Nascar has to be steaming, this reality isn't the picture they're trying to sell. Thanks for the wake up call junior.
My favorite nascar driver of all time him and his dad
So who tooted during the serious moment @4:29 ?
Lmao they did.. didn't they lol
LMAO my first time watching his podcast, he is a natural at this!
NASCAR lost a rockstar. Mayfield would've been today's Mark Martin
So are we just going to ignore that fart sound at 4:29 ?
Love Jeremy Mayfield. Hate how NASCAR set him up and railroaded him.
So, the new engines that Mayfield expected in his Cup car went to Crocker's ARCA car? And the whole photo thing? Dude just seems like a hot mess.
Wasn’t a Jeremy fan till I seen this podcast