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Fike Needles NASCAR’s Drug Policy
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... . Though I neglected the most obvious angle —- ie. when would the Craftsman Series add Brooklyn to their schedule? — ESPN The Magazine’s Ryan McGee recently quizzed Fike about a rather difficult last 8 months. ...
Heroin and Truck Racing
Sportsfrog.com —
... Suspended NASCAR driver Aaron Fike now admits that he not only secretly struggled with drug addiction for years but also shot up heroin on some race days. ...
Nascar Driver Aaron Fike Raced on Heroin
Larry Brown Sports —
... Talk about an eye-catching headline. I didn’t even need to know who Aaron Fike was to be drawn to that story. ESPN the Magazine tells the tale of NASCAR truck series driver Aaron Fike — a dude I never had heard of — who is currently battling a drug problem. Really, all you need to know about this dude is that he raced extremely high speed automobiles while tripping on one of the more exotic drugs around. That in itself is insane, though not surprising for someone willing to put his life on the line each time he steps into ...
NASCAR driver fires up on heroin before he fired up his ride
Steroid Nation —
... Aaron Fike from Galesburg Ill, admitted he shot up heroin before he went out racing. That aint bumping that's racing according to ESPN: ...
Viewer Alert: Fike Allegations And "NASCAR Now"
The Daly Planet —
For those of you who have not read the Ryan McGee story over on ESPN.com, here is the link. McGee writes about the new claim from former Truck Series driver Aaron Fike that he used heroin on race days prior to the events. In a nutshell, Fike states that he was on the track while high on drugs. You may remember Ryan McGee as being employed by NASCAR Images over the last several years as the Managing Editor for that company. He is now a freelance writer who works for ESPN and has recently expanded his stories beyond NASCAR and into other sports. This ...
Do you think the pit crew was ever the least bit curious as to why he lost 100 pounds in two weeks?
Mile High Ramblings —
I mean, you have to be bat-shit insane to do what NASCAR driver Aaron Fike did before driving NASCAR truck at speeds up to 180 mph. According to his interview with ESPN the Magazine , Fike admitted to booting black tar heroin... ON FUCKING RACE DAY! In his first in-depth interview since being arrested for heroin possession last summer, the 25-year-old said he had been using heroin for eight months and suffered from a dependency on painkillers for six years before that. In the weeks prior to his arrest, his once-a-week experiment with heroin had become a daily routine, ...
Heroin and NASCAR: Maybe This Sport is Cool?
The Big Lead —
Perhaps we haven’t given NASCAR enough of a chance. The constant left turns get somewhat annoying, and despite plenty of eye candy on the announcing side, let’s face it - Dale Earnhardt’s dalliance with Marissa Miller might as well have happened in the Mesozoic era. But wait! A NASCAR-driving heroin junkie?
Doing heroin while racing a car professionally? ...
Deadspin —
Doing heroin while racing a car professionally? That's almost impressive. [ESPN]
Aaron Fike's Heroin Admission Should Force NASCAR to Change Drug Policies
FanHouse —
... interview on the pages of ESPN the Magazine this week talking about his heroin bust dating back to last summer. For a quick refresher, Fike, who had just finished 5th at Nashville in a race, was caught outside Kings Island amusement park near Cincinnati, Oh. last summer with his bride-to-be with heroin and drug-related items. He was later suspended indefinitely from NASCAR competition. In his interview, Fike talked at some length about his growing habit, then dropped this bombshell on the racing world: "It was pretty obvious what we were doing," ...
PGA Tour Adds Drug Testing: TV Pushing NASCAR To Be Next
The Daly Planet —
... It may go down in history that Ryan McGee finally pushed NASCAR into reality where this issue is concerned with his ESPN.com interview of former Craftsman Truck Series driver Aaron Fike. ...
France Ready To Expand Drug Policy
The Daly Planet —
... When ESPN.com writer Ryan McGee penned a story about Aaron Fike, it took many fans and NASCAR team members by surprise. The words "heroin" and "NASCAR" had not really been heard together before. Click here to read the story. ...
