all, a NA$CAR property.
One of the reasons that were sited in the past for the suspension of Jeremy Mayfield was the threat of the safety to other drivers on the track. Well, here’s JC France driving under the influence and in possession of what appears to be cocaine at high speeds down the streets of Daytona endangering other motorists and pedestrians. And while there were only 2 articles on Jayski addressing it when the story broke on October 9th, there were at least 146 articles/blogs at last count on the web addressing the arrest, DUI, and drug possession.
Since the Grand Am Series is supposed to be run under the same rules as NA$CAR is regarding their drug policy, you have to wonder just how often are the Grand Am Series drivers randomly tested for drugs and alcohol? And just who all is being randomly tested? Here’s a direct quote from NA$CAR’s own drug policy:
Although this Policy is intended to apply principally to drivers, mechanics, and crew members (hereinafter “Competitor” or Competitors), as well as NASCAR officials (hereinafter “Official” or “Officials”), it may also be applied to other participants in a NASCAR event.
This means that anyone who participates in NA$CAR event can be tested. It doesn’t spell out what series this applies to. So that means any series under the NA$CAR banner. This means JC France. It also means Faux King Brian, Mafia Mike, Princess Lesa if she shows up at the track. It even means fans and the media since fans and the media are supposedly participants.
Based on one of the symptoms of drug abuse which is spelled out in NA$CAR’s own drug abuse policy, and I quote, “violent tendencies, loss of temper, or irritability”, and based on JC France’s previous fisticuffs episode with another Grand Am Series driver, you have to wonder if he was given a mandatory test based on those actions when the Grand Am Series officially became a NA$CAR property.
And based on NA$CAR’s own policy, the driver, which JC France is, violated the drug abuse policy and has been indefinitely suspended according to Ministry of Propaganda Spinmeister Pharaoh Ramses Posthole.
“JC France was arrested last night in Daytona Beach, Fl, for driving under the influence. He was also charged for possession of cocaine. JC is a driver in Grand American Road Racing series. Grand Am has issued a penalty notice and suspended JC indefinitely from all competition for actions detrimental to racing. The penalty is not appealable. JC is being treated like any other competitor. His suspension is immediate and indefinite,”
Wow, the old “actions detrimental to racing” clause. But if JC France is being treated like any other competitor, how come there’s not at least dozen articles a day on Jayski blasting JC to high heavens for his drug abuse, endangering other motorists and pedestrians, endangering his competitors, condemning he and his half brother for street racing, and all sorts of other claims and statements that they normally pull out their wazoo when it comes to what they write about Mayfield? Special treatment because his last name is France? And the AP article doesn’t really mention the street race that JC and his half brother were involved in. And yet when you enter JC France Drug Arrest into Google, you get 266,000 results. Most of them were the AP report in one form or another. Funny how the normal AP writer had to get her name in as contributing to it and not the main writer. I guess she couldn’t put enough spin on it to reduce the damage to the Frances like she usually does. But I regress. You have to search through a lot of article to find one that actually mentions the street racing. J.C. France arrested on drug charge (sportsillustrated.cnn.com)
Based on comments made by Russell Van Richmond, JC’s half brother, you also have to call into question just how much influence the France family actually exerts in Daytona Beach:
"I want your commander now. I am a France. Do you know what that means?" "We own this city. I am gonna have your job." "You're done." "Your job is over. This is the biggest mistake ever and your (expletive deleted) so done in Daytona."
http://www.wftv/countybycounty/21242628/detailhtml
Based on what happened previously with the wild adventures of the Daytona Beach Palm Tree Hunter in his Palm Tree Assault Vehicle and the subsequent reassigning of a female officer who had in fact smelled alcohol, I’m guessing Russell thought he could use the France name to get himself off the hook like his dear uncle (or is it cousin?) did. But as his last name isn’t actually France and he’s just the half-brother of JC France, well, I guess different rules apply. Russell will be hung out to dry. Threatening a police officer isn’t a smart thing to do Russell, even when they’re controlled from the Ivory Towers. The special dispensation only counts if you own or run NA$CAR. JC on the other hand will probably have some “special help” because of his last name.
To add insult to injury, JC France was one of the
folks who got snookered on the Ponzi scheme
earlier this year in which some Grand Am and
NA$CAR Series got taken. So this isn’t going to
be a very good year for JC. Snookered on a
Ponzi scheme, arrested for possession of drugs,
indefinitely suspended by his uncle from racing,
and putting serious ding on the awards he was
about to get.
And what about the mixed signals His Royal
Highness and his Merry Henchmen are sending
when they appear on stage with drug
users/abusers/former users and people arrested
for DUI? Is this the sort of message he wants to
Maybe Mayfield was right. “It’s the pot calling the kettle black”.
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