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NASCAR's drug-testing policy under renewed scrutiny

 

Published 4/11/2008 at L.A. Times - Auto Racing

Admission by Aaron Fike that he used heroin before a truck race last summer brings sharp response from Cup driver Kevin Harvick, who urges regular random testing. > The admission by a former second-tier NASCAR driver that he raced after taking heroin last year sparked renewed scrutiny of NASCAR's drug-testing policy Thursday. (link)

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